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The Western Isles of Scotland

Af: Francis Thompson Engelsk Paperback

The Western Isles of Scotland

Af: Francis Thompson Engelsk Paperback
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From the Butt of Lewis in the north to Barra Head in the south, the Western Islands form a unique part of Scotland: a rocky chain of islands 130 miles long, cut off from the Mainland by the Minch as effectively as the Channel separates Britain as a whole from the rest of Europe. Despite their diversity in history and landscape, Harris and Lewis, North and South Uist, Benbecula, Barra and the smaller islands have been united by the struggle against a sometimes harsh environment, and the first to maintain their independent economic and cultural identity—whether against the ''Fife Adventurers'' in 1598, or the land clearances of Victorian times which saw so many ''superfluous'' Islanders dispatched overseas. But The Western Islands of Scotland is not a nostalgic look at a people in retreat. Illustrated with outstanding color and black-and-white photographs which emphasize the megaliths, castles, crafts and seamanship, Francis Thompson records a linguistic and cultural heritage which is now staging a forceful comeback after centuries of retreat. Many famous names have had connections with the Islands–MacAulay and Gladstone among them–while the traditions of the folktale and the ceilidh continue to produce successors to the Gaelic bard Ian Lom and the storyteller Donald MacPhee. Francis Thompson concludes with a look at the appeal of the Islands to outsiders, many of whom are attracted to crofting as a self-sufficient, "green" form of farming.
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From the Butt of Lewis in the north to Barra Head in the south, the Western Islands form a unique part of Scotland: a rocky chain of islands 130 miles long, cut off from the Mainland by the Minch as effectively as the Channel separates Britain as a whole from the rest of Europe. Despite their diversity in history and landscape, Harris and Lewis, North and South Uist, Benbecula, Barra and the smaller islands have been united by the struggle against a sometimes harsh environment, and the first to maintain their independent economic and cultural identity—whether against the ''Fife Adventurers'' in 1598, or the land clearances of Victorian times which saw so many ''superfluous'' Islanders dispatched overseas. But The Western Islands of Scotland is not a nostalgic look at a people in retreat. Illustrated with outstanding color and black-and-white photographs which emphasize the megaliths, castles, crafts and seamanship, Francis Thompson records a linguistic and cultural heritage which is now staging a forceful comeback after centuries of retreat. Many famous names have had connections with the Islands–MacAulay and Gladstone among them–while the traditions of the folktale and the ceilidh continue to produce successors to the Gaelic bard Ian Lom and the storyteller Donald MacPhee. Francis Thompson concludes with a look at the appeal of the Islands to outsiders, many of whom are attracted to crofting as a self-sufficient, "green" form of farming.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 176
ISBN-13: 9781566633772
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 156663377X
Kategori: Historie
Udg. Dato: 16 jan 2001
Længde: 12mm
Bredde: 155mm
Højde: 230mm
Forlag: New Amsterdam Books
Oplagsdato: 16 jan 2001
Forfatter(e): Francis Thompson
Forfatter(e) Francis Thompson

Kategori Historie

ISBN-13 9781566633772

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 176

Udgave

Længde 12mm

Bredde 155mm

Højde 230mm

Udg. Dato 16 jan 2001

Oplagsdato 16 jan 2001

Forlag New Amsterdam Books

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