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A History of the Native Woods of Scotland 1500-1920 – Paperback
£38.00
“The first modern history of Scottish woodlands explores the changing relationship between trees and people from the time of Scotland’s first settlement…” The opening chapters describe the early history; further chapters consider traditional uses and management, the impact of outsiders on the woodland, and the effect of industrialisation. There are case studies of management at Strathcarron, Glenorchy, Rothiemurchus and on Skye.
434pp. Paperback. Black and white illustrations, maps.
9780748632947
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This book is a superb blend of social history, economic history and environmental history. -- Robert A. Lambert Journal of Scottish Historical Studies At last the light of scholarship is shed on the subject in this enthralling book... This past has been brilliantly recreated by TC Smout, Alan Macdonald and Fiona Watson, and perhaps we can now say that the importance of Scotland's native woodlands is beginning to be properly recognised. -- Hugh G Miller, Emeritus Professor of Forestry, University of Aberdeen The Review This book is a superb blend of social history, economic history and environmental history. At last the light of scholarship is shed on the subject in this enthralling book... This past has been brilliantly recreated by TC Smout, Alan Macdonald and Fiona Watson, and perhaps we can now say that the importance of Scotland's native woodlands is beginning to be properly recognised.
Author Biography
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.Related products
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