THE IRISH QUESTION

Framing the Irish Famine within the context of the British empire is revelatory. An incredibly important work.' Sathnam SangheraA landmark history of work, poverty, land reform and political economy in the era of the Irish Famine.Praise for Padraig X. Scanlon's Slave Empire'Engrossing and powerful . . . rich and thought-provoking' Guardian 'Path-breaking . . . a major rewriting of history' Irish Times'Slave Empire is lucid, elegant and forensic. It deals with appalling horrors in cool and convincing prose' The Economist