Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. Dedication vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I Famine
7. 1 The persistence of Famine in postcolonial Ireland 23
8. 2 The specter of Famine during World War II 67
9. Part II Revolution
10. 3 Ancient warriors, modernsexualities 97
11. 4 Gothic inheritance and the Troubles in contemporary Irish fiction 129
12. Conclusion 164
13. Bibliography 183
14. Index 200