The Highland Clearances: People, Landlords and Rural TurmoilIn this account of the Highland Clearances of the 18th century, Eric Richards draws attention to the brutal evictions as being one amongst many solutions to the problem of maintaining marginal and unfertile land and reasserts that as we enter the 21st century, we have yet to find a solution. |
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Glencalvie and Strathconan | 15 |
The Highland Clearances and Rural Revolution | 32 |
Parallels and Precedents | 52 |
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