{"product_id":"letters-of-the-catholic-poor-poverty-in-independent-ireland-1920-1940-paperback-9781316631805","title":"Letters of the Catholic Poor; Poverty in Independent Ireland, 1920–1940 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316631805","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLetters of the Catholic Poor\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePoverty in Independent Ireland, 1920–1940\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA pioneering new 'history from below' of Irish poverty told through the letters of the Catholic poor in Independent Ireland.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLindsey Earner-Byrne (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316631805, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 July 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 8 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 2 cm, 0.8 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is one of the best Irish history books of the last decade, broadening our understanding of social and cultural history.' Georgina Laragy, The Canadian Journal of Irish Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis innovative study of poverty in Independent Ireland between 1920 and 1940 is the first to place the poor at its core by exploring their own words and letters. Written to the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, their correspondence represents one of the few traces in history of Irish experiences of poverty, and collectively they illuminate the lives of so many during the foundation decades of the Irish state. This book keeps the human element central, so often lost when the framework of history is policy, institutions and legislation. It explores how ideas of charity, faith, gender, character and social status were deployed in these poverty narratives and examines the impact of poverty on the lives of these writers and the survival strategies they employed. Finally, it considers the role of priests in vetting and vouching for the poor and, in so doing, perpetuating the discriminating culture of charity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The social setting: 'is this a civilized country?'\u003cbr\u003e 2. Artefacts of poverty: 'I crave your holy pardon for writing'\u003cbr\u003e 3. The 'poor' make their case: 'surely they are worth helping'\u003cbr\u003e 4. Hidden poverty: 'I bear my poverty in silence'\u003cbr\u003e 5. The cost of poverty: 'to live or rather exist'\u003cbr\u003e 6. Vetting and vouching: 'it would be a charity to help him'\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: 'peopling the past'\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Roman%20Catholicism,%20Roman%20Catholic%20Church%20%5BHRCC7%5D%22\"\u003eHRCC7\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909184741656,"sku":"9781316631805","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316631805i_9bc0becc-6b84-463c-a6ee-78e70c991421.jpg?v=1696708799","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/letters-of-the-catholic-poor-poverty-in-independent-ireland-1920-1940-paperback-9781316631805","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}