{"product_id":"the-vanishing-irish-9780691043074","title":"The Vanishing Irish","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the years between the Great Famine of the 1840s and the First World War, Ireland experienced a drastic drop in population. This book offers an inquiry that explores the options that presented themselves to Ireland's younger generations, taking into account household structure, inheritance, religion, and especially emigration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 1998 Donald Murphy Prize for Best First Book in Irish Studies, American Conference for Irish Studies One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of TablesList of FiguresList of MapsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Depopulation in Post-Famine Ireland3Ch. 2The Rural Economy in the Nineteenth Century34Ch. 3The State and the Churches59Ch. 4The Demographic Setting79Ch. 5Households and the Generations133Ch. 6Coming of Age166Ch. 7The Decline of Marriage193Ch. 8Marital Fertility Decline241Ch. 9Conclusion272Notes287References305Index333","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195213279575,"sku":"9780691043074","price":103.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691043074.jpg?v=1763646756","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-vanishing-irish-9780691043074","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}