Island on the Edge of the World
The Story of St Kilda
Seiten
2019
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Main - Canons
Canongate Canons (Verlag)
978-1-78689-610-0 (ISBN)
Canongate Canons (Verlag)
978-1-78689-610-0 (ISBN)
A classic work of social history and a moving account of the destruction of a remote Scottish community
For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered by missionaries, do-gooders and tourists, who brought with them money, disease and despotism. In 1930, the few remaining islanders were evacuated, no longer able to support themselves.
An exploration of the life and death of the remote Hebridean society, Island on the Edge of the World is a moving account of human endeavour.
For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered by missionaries, do-gooders and tourists, who brought with them money, disease and despotism. In 1930, the few remaining islanders were evacuated, no longer able to support themselves.
An exploration of the life and death of the remote Hebridean society, Island on the Edge of the World is a moving account of human endeavour.
Charles Maclean was born in 1946 and has had a diverse and international writing career. He is the author of a number of award-wining books on Scotch whisky and has also written novels and non-fiction books on the culture and landscape of Scotland. Island on the Edge of the World was Maclean's first book and has become recognised as a classic work of social history.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.11.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Canons |
| Nachwort | Margaret Buchanan |
| Zusatzinfo | two 8page b&w sections on text paper |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 154 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78689-610-9 / 1786896109 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78689-610-0 / 9781786896100 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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