The great Highland famine : hunger, emigration and the Scottish Highlands in the nineteenth century
Devine, T. M. (Thomas Martin)2020
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The Great Hunger in 19th-century Ireland was a major human tragedy of modern times. Almost a million perished and a further two million emigrated in the wake of potato blight and economic collapse. Acute famine also gripped the Scottish Highlands at the same time, causing misery, hardship and distress. The story of that lesser known human disaster is told in this prize-winning and internationally acclaimed book. The author describes the classic themes of highland and Scottish history, including the clearances, landlordism, crofting life, emigration and migration in a subtle and intricate reconstruction based on a wide range of sources. This text should appeal to all those with an interest in Scottish history, the emigration of Scottish people and the Highland Clearances.
Main title:
Author:
Devine, T. M. (Thomas Martin), author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : John Donald, 2020.
Collation:
368 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2009.
ISBN:
9781910900505 (pbk)
Dewey class:
363.8094115
LC class:
HC257
Language:
English
Subject:
Famines -- Scotland -- Highlands -- History -- 19th centuryHighlands (Scotland) -- Economic conditions -- 19th centuryHighlands (Scotland) -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryFood supply -- Scotland -- Highlands -- History -- 19th centuryHighlands (Scotland) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th centurySociety
BRN:
2733019