The Shetland Story

Liv Kjorsvik Schei, Gunnie Moberg (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

1988
Batsford (Verlag)
978-0-7134-5512-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Written by the authors of "The Orkney Story", this guide to Shetland explores the language, folklore and traditions of the Islands. Struggle for island independence and self-government, assertion of fishing rights, customs and crafts, and the played by the Shetlanders in the world wars are related.

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Written by the authors of "The Orkney Story", this is a detailed guide to Shetland. Liv Schei explores the language, folklore and traditions of the Islands. Struggle for island independence and self-government, assertion of fishing rights, customs and crafts, and the exciting and dangerous part played by the Shetlanders in the world wars are related. It includes many extracts of verse and prose from the people who have visited or lived in Shetland.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.3.1988
• Illustrationen: Gunnie Moberg
• Zusatzinfo: 16 colour and 79 b&w illustrations, maps
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 190 x 250 mm
• Themenwelt: Bildbände ► Europa ► Großbritannien
• ISBN-10: 0-7134-5512-8 / 0713455128
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7134-5512-0 / 9780713455120
• Zustand: Neuware