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Author:

Richards, Eric, 1940- author.

Title:

The Highland Clearances : people, landlords and rural turmoil / Eric Richards.

Edition:

New edition.

Publisher:

Birlinn,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xvii, 486 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm

Subject:

Crofters--Highlands--Highlands--History.
Land tenure--Highlands--Highlands--History--18th century.
Land tenure--Highlands--Highlands--History--19th century.
Farm tenancy--Highlands--Highlands--History--18th century.
Farm tenancy--Highlands--Highlands--History--19th century.
Eviction--Highlands--Highlands--History--18th century.
Eviction--Highlands--Highlands--History--19th century.
Land use, Rural--Highlands--Highlands--History--18th century.
Land use, Rural--Highlands--Highlands--History--19th century.
Forced migration--Highlands--Highlands--History--18th century.
Forced migration--Highlands--Highlands--History--19th century.
Highlands (Scotland)--Economic conditions.
Highlands (Scotland)--History.--History.
Highlands (Scotland)--History--18th century.
Highlands (Scotland)--History--19th century.
Land use, Rural.
Crofters.
Economic history.
Emigration and immigration.
Eviction.
Farm tenancy.
Forced migration.
Land tenure.
Scotland--Highlands.
1700-1899
History.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2013. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"In the first documented study of one of Scotland's most emotive subjects for many years, this book traces the origins of the Clearances from the 18th century to their culmination in the crofting legislation of the 1880s. This process of clearance was part of a wider European movement of rural depopulation, and Eric Richards describes the appalling conditions and treatment suffered by the Highland people. At the same time, however, he also illustrates how difficult the choices were that faced even the most benevolent landlords in the face of rapid economic change"--Amazon website.

ISBN:

1780273843
9781780273846

OCLC:

(OCoLC)966304707

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)