Rot

Framing the Irish Famine within the context of the British empire is revelatory. An incredibly important work.' Sathnam Sanghera


A landmark history of work, poverty, land reform and political economy in the era of the Irish Famine.

Praise for Padraig X. Scanlon's Slave Empire

'Engrossing and powerful . . . rich and thought-provoking' Guardian

'Path-breaking . . . a major rewriting of history' Irish Times

'Slave Empire is lucid, elegant and forensic. It deals with appalling horrors in cool and convincing prose' The Economist