Homicide in Pre-Famine and Famine Ireland
- ISBN-10
- 1846319471
- ISBN-13
- 9781846319471
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 221
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Richard McMahon
Description
The title provides a quantitative and contextual analysis of homicide in pre-famine and famine Ireland, placing the Irish experience within a comparative framework and drawing wider inferences about the history of interpersonal violence in Europe and beyond.
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