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Mar 15, 2024

Solidarity, empathy, and political agendas: Bates professor explains how and why Irish famine relief ‘went viral’

Anelise Hanson Shrout’s new book about Ireland’s Great Famine documents the first instance of large-scale international philanthropy — and the reasons behind it.

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