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The Making of the Crofting Community
This book has been seminal in bringing to the fore the injustices that have been inflicted on the Highlands in the name of government andlandlord - injustices often lost in the name of dry statistics and academic balance.
Written by a man who has gone on to become both an award-winning historian of the Highlands and a leading figure in the public life of the region, The Making of the Crofting Community has attracted praise, inspired debate, and provoked outrage and controversy over the years. This book remains necessary to challenge standard academic interpretations of the Highland past. Having long been one of the classics of Birlinn's John Donald list, this revised and updated new edition includes a substantial new preface and an extensive reworking of the existing text.
Written by a man who has gone on to become both an award-winning historian of the Highlands and a leading figure in the public life of the region, The Making of the Crofting Community has attracted praise, inspired debate, and provoked outrage and controversy over the years. This book remains necessary to challenge standard academic interpretations of the Highland past. Having long been one of the classics of Birlinn's John Donald list, this revised and updated new edition includes a substantial new preface and an extensive reworking of the existing text.
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First published April 1, 2010
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About the author
James Hunter
210 books39 followersJames Hunter was brought up in North Argyll. He was educated at Duror Primary School, Oban High School and Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities.
He was the first director of the Scottish Crofters Union which he helped to establish as a highly effective pressure group with a substantial membership right across the crofting areas.
A journalist, broadcaster and writer, Hunter has published a number of books about the Highlands and Islands. He has lectured in Britain and North America on Highland history and on Scottish environmental and land use issues, as well as making many radio and television programmes.
He was the first director of the Scottish Crofters Union which he helped to establish as a highly effective pressure group with a substantial membership right across the crofting areas.
A journalist, broadcaster and writer, Hunter has published a number of books about the Highlands and Islands. He has lectured in Britain and North America on Highland history and on Scottish environmental and land use issues, as well as making many radio and television programmes.
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January 18, 2021
Cracking read - very informative
This book has had its' critics which the author cites and does not shirk from. I encourage anyone with an eye for history and/or a love for Scotland to read this.
This book has had its' critics which the author cites and does not shirk from. I encourage anyone with an eye for history and/or a love for Scotland to read this.
February 26, 2012
A beautifully crafted history of the communities within which crofting developed.
It only fails to get 5 stars because 'Amazing' is, in my opinion, an odd term to apply to a non-fiction book!
PS Make sure you get this, the 2010 edition, as it includes the Preface to the 2000 edition and the Postscript to the 2010 edition, each of which provide important insights into the contemporary significance and relevance of a book that was first published in 1976.
It only fails to get 5 stars because 'Amazing' is, in my opinion, an odd term to apply to a non-fiction book!
PS Make sure you get this, the 2010 edition, as it includes the Preface to the 2000 edition and the Postscript to the 2010 edition, each of which provide important insights into the contemporary significance and relevance of a book that was first published in 1976.
May 11, 2012
An excellent overview of the history of crofting, particularly in the 19th century. Certainly filled in a few gaps in my knowledge of the subject. Leaves me with the question - is crofting really the agricultural method of choice for the Highlands and Islands?
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