Re: Query Ireland

[MindAphid@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 6/15/02 5:30:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
owner-marxism-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

>  I'm looking for some good history books on Ireland, preferably ones from
>  a Marxist  and/or Republican point of view. Aside from Marx/Engels who
>  are the good names in Irish historiography and political writing?
>  
>  Sam


i just finished paddy's lament by thomas gallagher at work last night.  i 
would highly recommend it.  it deals with the great hunger (and the movemrnt 
of the irish to america) and makes the common argument that free trade with 
britain was in large part to blame for the famine and the less common 
argument that absentee british landlords were also to blame.  as far as i 
could tell, the author is not a marxist, but he does an admirable job making 
marxist arguments.  the writing itself is also very impressive.  the book 
reads like a novel rather than a history text.  unfortunately, i do not know 
any good names in irish historiography.  it was dumb luck that i found this 
book, so i would also appreciate it if someone could offer up good names in 
irish historiography and political writing. 

and if anyone could help me, i am looking for literature (in the strict 
sense) that deals with "primitive accumulation." right now cormac mccarthys 
blood meridian is the only novel i know of that does this.  thanks


  keith


the nature of history is precisely that every definition degenerates into an 
illusion: history is the history of the unceasing overthrow of the objective 
forms that shape the life of man

- g lukács

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