History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland, 1500-1920

AvT. C. Smout,Alan R. MacDonald

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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The first modern history of Scottish woodlands explores the changing relationship between trees and people from the time of Scotland’s first settlement, focusing on the period 1500 to 1920. Drawing on work in natural science, geography and history, as well as on the authors’ own research, it presents an accessible and readable account that balances social, economic and environmental factors. Two opening chapters describe the early history of the woodlands. The book is then divided into chapters that consider traditional uses and management, the impact of outsiders on the pine woods and the oakwoods in the first phase of exploitation, and the effect of industrialisation. Separate chapters are devoted to case studies of management at Strathcarron, Glenorchy, Rothiemurchus and on Skye.

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Utgivningsdatum:2004-11-17
Mått:156 x 234 x 30 mm
Vikt:987 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:434
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9780748612413

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T. C. Smout is Historiographer Royal in Scotland. Alan MacDonald is a senior lecturer in History at the University of Dundee, with a particular interest in the history of early modern Scotland, especially the history of the church and of parliament. Fiona Watson is Senior Lecturer in History, University of Stirling.

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This book is a superb blend of social history, economic history and environmental history.

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Acknowledgements; List of Black and White Maps; List of Black and White Figures; List of Colour Plates; List of Tables1 Introduction2 The Extent and Character of the Woods Before 15003 The Extent and Character of the Woods, 1500-19204 Woodland Produce5 Woodland as Pasture and Shelter6 Trading and Taking Wood Before 18007 Managing the Woods Before 17708 Outsiders and the Woods I: The Pinewoods9 Outsiders and the Woods II: Charcoal and Tanbark10 Woodland Management in an Industrial Economy, 1830-1920and Beyond11 Rothiemurchus, 1650-190012 The Navy, Holyrood and Strathcarron in the Seventeenth Century13 The Irish and Glenorchy, 1721-174014 The MacDonald Woods on Skye, 1720-192015 ConclusionBibliography; Index