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Any good books on Irish history? (hexbear.net)

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I'm looking for a Christmas present - something that goes over the British occupation, colonialism, the potato famine etc etc, and ideally something from a Marxist / historical materialist perspective.

Thanks comrades Care-Comrade

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

the British occupation

very broad category lol, I'm not sure if there is a text that's gonna distil that much history (still ongoing anti-thatcher-action ). the plantations/Ulster plantation especially could be a good place to start. i have a pal who's an Irish historian, I'll try to remember to ask him for a recommendation tomorrow!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

That would be great, thanks!