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Autore |
Richards Eric <1940-2018.> |
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Titolo |
Debating the Highland clearances [[electronic resource] /] / Eric Richards |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-7486-7214-1 |
1-280-95317-9 |
9786610953172 |
0-7486-2958-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Collana |
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Debates and documents in Scottish history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Crofters - Scotland - Highlands - History |
Land tenure - Scotland - Highlands - History |
Forced migration - Scotland - History |
Highlands (Scotland) Emigration and immigration History |
Highlands (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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography (p. 228-234) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Expanded Table of Contents; Illustrations; Preface; How to Use this Book; Part I: The Debate; Chapter 1: Debating the Clearances; Chapter 2: Before the Clearances; Chapter 3: The Age of Clearances; Chapter 4: Protest and Resistance during the Clearances; Chapter 5: The Blame Game; Part II: Documents; Introduction to Documents; Documents 1-82; Chronology; Guide to Further Reading; Essay Questions and Projects; Works Cited in the Text; Glossary; Statistical Tables; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Storm clouds always gather over the story of the Highland Clearances. The eviction of the Highlanders from the glens and straths of the Highlands and Islands of the north of Scotland still causes great historical dispute more than a century after the events. The Highland Clearances also generated a great deal of contemporary controversy and documentation. The record comes in diverse forms and with radically different provenances, offering excellent material for exercises in historical analysis and selection. Debating the Highland Clearances |
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