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The Other British Isles
- A History of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Isle of Man, Anglesey, Scilly, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands
Engelsk Paperback
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The Other British Isles
- A History of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Isle of Man, Anglesey, Scilly, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands
Engelsk Paperback

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Their names bespeak a rich past. From the Norse Hjaltland comes the modern Shetland: islands nominally Scottish, steeped in Nordic culture, closer to the Arctic Circle than to London. Important Neolithic sites are at Skara Brae and Maes Howe in the Orkneys. Holy Iona, island center of Celtic Christianity, the Isle of Man, former seat of rule over the Irish Sea, and Anglesey and Islay, homes of medieval courts at Aberffraw and Loch Finlaggan, are just a few of the more than 6,000 islands that form the archipelago known as the British Isles. The offshore isles are home to half a million people.

Focusing on the eight islands or chains that have long supported substantial populations, this history tells the stories of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Anglesey, the Channel Islands, the Scilly Isles, and the Isles of Man and Wight, from their Neolithic settlement, to Roman, Norse and Norman occupation, to the struggle to maintain their uniqueness in today''s world.

Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
287
ISBN-13:
9780786464340
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0786464348
Udg. Dato:
18 jan 2011
Længde:
22mm
Bredde:
256mm
Højde:
178mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
18 jan 2011
Forfatter(e):
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