Get ready to delve into a pivotal and devastating period of history with Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine by Padraic X. Scanlan, publishing in March 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/43LLKCq

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This powerful work meticulously unravels the complex structures and imperial context that shaped the Great Famine in Ireland. Scanlan expertly traces Ireland's fraught relationship within the British Empire, the crucial role of the potato in Irish society and its exploitation, and the market forces that governed food and rent. Discover how deeply ingrained ideas about empire, civilization, and the market influenced the British government's response to the catastrophic potato blight that began in 1845. From the stag ...