The Highland Clearances
Richards, Eric, 1940-2007
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The standard image of the Highland Clearances is of brutal eviction, of burning, starvation and barren wastes. This new book tracks the origins of the Clearances from the 18th century to their culmination in the crofting legislation of the 1890s.
Main title:
The Highland Clearances / Eric Richards.
Author:
Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2007.
Collation:
512 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 200.Previous ed.: 2000.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781841585420 (pbk)
Dewey class:
333.33509411509034
LC class:
HD619
Local class:
333.335333.3350
Language:
English
Subject:
Land tenure -- Scotland -- Highlands -- History -- 18th centuryLand tenure -- Scotland -- Highlands -- History -- 19th centuryForced migration -- Scotland -- Highlands -- History -- 18th centuryForced migration -- Scotland -- Highlands -- History -- 19th centuryHighlands (Scotland) -- Emigration and immigrationHighlands (Scotland) -- History -- 18th centuryHighlands (Scotland) -- History -- 19th centuryEconomics
BRN:
273972