Ep.101 The Irish Go West: Famine, Coffin Ships, and Li Hongzhang
Topics for this episode: The Irish characteristics in the US Presidency and the Boston Celtics basketball team A cultural motif: Going to North America People on the move: The wave of immigration during the Great Famine "Ireland provided Britain with barley, wheat, alcohol, and soldiers" The ten years the Empire on which the sun never sets turned a blind eye to famine within its borders
Original Chinese title & description
Ep.101 爱尔兰人下西洋：饥荒、棺材船与李鸿章
本期话题： 美国总统、凯尔特人篮球队中的爱尔兰特色 一个文化母题：到北美去 流动的人：大饥荒下的移民潮 「爱尔兰岛为英国提供了大麦、小麦、酒以及士兵」 日不落帝国对境内饥荒视而不见的十年
Participation credit “嘉宾”：沙青青，历史学者，东亚观察局主播。
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