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Autore |
Smout T. C (T. Christopher) |
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Titolo |
A history of the native woodlands of Scotland, 1500-1920 / / T.C. Smout, Alan R. MacDonald and Fiona Watson |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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9786611252281 |
1-4356-4352-6 |
0-7486-5333-3 |
1-281-25228-X |
0-7486-3756-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (465 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MacDonaldAlan R. <1969-> |
WatsonFiona J |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Forests and forestry - Scotland - History |
Trees - Scotland - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2005. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 404-421) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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COVER; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of black and white maps; List of black and white figures; List of colour plates; List of tables; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 The extent and character of the woods before 1500; CHAPTER 3 The extent and character of the woods, 1500-1920; CHAPTER 4 Woodland produce; CHAPTER 5 Woodland as pasture and shelter; CHAPTER 6 Trading and taking wood before 1800; CHAPTER 7 Managing the woods before 1770; COLOUR PLATES; CHAPTER 8 Outsiders and the woods I: the pinewoods; CHAPTER 9 Outsiders and the woods II: charcoal and tanbark |
CHAPTER 10 Woodland management in an industrial economy, 1830-1920 and beyond; CHAPTER 11 Rothiemurchus, 1650-1900; CHAPTER 12 The Navy, Holyrood and Strathcarron in the seventeenth century; CHAPTER 13 The Irish and Glenorchy, 1721-40; CHAPTER 14 The MacDonald woods on Skye, 1720-1920; CHAPTER 15 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first modern history of Scottish woodlands explores the changing relationship between trees and people from the time of Scotland's first |
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