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The Lowland Clearances
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The Lowland Clearances—Scotland's Silent Revolution 1760 - 1830
Scotland's silent rural revolution, 1760 to 1830
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About the Ebook
The Highland Clearances are a well-documented episode in Scotland's past but they were not unique. The process began in the Scottish Lowlands nearly a century before, when tens of thousands of people – significantly more than were later exiled form the Highlands – were moved from the land by estate owners who replaced them with livestock or enclosed fields of crops.
These Clearances undeniably shaped the appearance of the Scottish landscape as it is today as they swept aside a traditional way of life, causing immense upheaval for rural dwellers, many of whom moved to the new towns and cities or emigrated. Based on pioneering historical research, this book tells the story of the Lowland Clearances, establishing them as a wider part of the process of Clearance which affected the whole country and changed the face of Scotland forever.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Discover Scotland's lesser-known lowland clearances
- Explore agricultural change and rural displacement, 1760-1830
- Engage with an important and overlooked social history
- Read another celebrated title from Origin - an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
About the Author
Peter Aitchison worked as news journalist with the BBC for twenty years. He is currently Media Relations Officer at Glasgow University. He has written a number of books, including Black Friday: The Eyemouth Fishing Disaster of 1881 and The Noblest Work of God.Andrew Cassell was the BBC's Scotland correspondent. He presented Radio Scotland's flagship news and current affairs programme, Good Morning Scotland, and also worked for STV.Publication Details
Publisher: Origin (an imprint of Birlinn Ltd)
Publication Date: 01 June 2012
Print Length: 192 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857909671
Format: Ebook
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