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1. The Famine, Irish Identity, and the British Press.

Author

De Nie, Michael

Subjects
*BRITISH periodicals, *FOOD relief, *FAMINES, *RACE awareness, *JOURNALISM & society, *GOVERNMENT policy
Abstract

Examines the discourse on Ireland that the British periodicals shared with their readers to show how popular concepts of racial identity were explicitly used to interpret the British relief policies and the entire Great Irish Famine period from 1845-1852. Context in which the government operated; Views of England's middle classes; Use of racial contrasts and stereotyping to maintain Irish and British identities.

Published
1998
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