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The Diary Of Patrick Fea Of Stove Orkney 1766 1796
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Book Synopsis The Diary of Patrick Fea of Stove, Orkney 1766-1796 by : Patrick Fea
Download or read book The Diary of Patrick Fea of Stove, Orkney 1766-1796 written by Patrick Fea and published by John Donald. This book was released on 1997 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural improvements of a systematic kind did not come to Orkney until the 1840s, generally speaking, so Patrick Fea's diary provides a detailed, day-by-day log of old-style, pre-improvement farming, and of the social life of Orkney folk also.
Book Synopsis New Directions in Radical Cartography by : Phil Cohen
Download or read book New Directions in Radical Cartography written by Phil Cohen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-12-17 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Directions in Radical Cartography looks at the contemporary debates about the role of maps in society. It explores the emergence of counter-mapping as a distinctive field of practice, and the impact that digital mapping technologies have had on cartographic practice and theory. It includes original research, accounts of mapping projects and detailed readings of maps. The contributors explore how digital mapping technologies have sponsored a new wave of practices that seek to challenge the power that maps are commonly assumed to have. They document the continued vitality of analogue maps in the hands of artists and activists who are pushing the boundaries of what is mappable in different ways. New Directions in Radical Cartography draws on a rich body of mapping work that exists as part of community action, urban ethnography, environmental activism, humanitarianism, and public engagement.
Book Synopsis Madness and Society in Eighteenth-Century Scotland by : R. A. Houston
Download or read book Madness and Society in Eighteenth-Century Scotland written by R. A. Houston and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 2000-02-03 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did people view mental health problems in the eighteenth century, and what do the attitudes of ordinary people towards those afflicted tell us about the values of society at that time? Professor Houston draws upon a wide range of contemporary sources, notably asylum documents, and civil and criminal court records, to present unique insights into the issues around madness, including the written and spoken words of sufferers themselves, and the vocabulary associated with insanity. The links between madness and a range of other issues are explored including madness, gender, social status, religion and witchcraft, in addition to the attributed causes of derangement such as heredity and alcohol abuse. This is a detailed yet profoundly humane and compassionate study of the everyday experiences of those suffering mental impairments ranging from idiocy to lunacy, and an exploration into the meaning of this for society in the eighteenth century.
Book Synopsis Bride Ales and Penny Weddings by : R. A. Houston
Download or read book Bride Ales and Penny Weddings written by R. A. Houston and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the poorest regions of historic Britain had some of its most vibrant festivities. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, the peoples of northern England, Lowland Scotland, and Wales used extensive celebrations at events such as marriage, along with reciprocal exchange of gifts, to emote a sense of belonging to their locality. Bride Ales and Penny Weddings looks at regionally distinctive practices of giving and receiving wedding gifts, in order to understand social networks and community attitudes. Examining a wide variety of sources over four centuries, the volume examines contributory weddings, where guests paid for their own entertainment and gave money to the couple, to suggest a new view of the societies of 'middle Britain', and re-interpret social and cultural change across Britain. These regions were not old fashioned, as is commonly assumed, but differently fashioned, possessing social priorities that set them apart both from the south of England and from 'the Celtic fringe'. This volume is about informal communities of people whose aim was maintaining and enhancing social cohesion through sociability and reciprocity. Communities relied on negotiation, compromise, and agreement, to create and re-create consensus around more-or-less shared values, expressed in traditions of hospitality and generosity. Ranging across issues of trust and neighbourliness, recreation and leisure, eating and drinking, order and authority, personal lives and public attitudes, R. A. Houston explores many areas of interest not only to social historians, but also literary scholars of the British Isles.
Book Synopsis The New History of Orkney by : William P. L. Thomson
Download or read book The New History of Orkney written by William P. L. Thomson and published by Origin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For much of its history, Orkney had its own language, culture and institutions. The prehistoric inhabitants created monuments which are unmatched anywhere in Europe, and the medieval period saw the magnificent earldom that expressed itself through the Orkneyinga Saga and the building of St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. Like Shetland, Orkney was heavily influenced by Viking traders and raiders from Scandinavia, and for a long period it formed an outlying part of the kingdom of Norway.Over 500 years ago, however, the islands lost their Scandinavian links and since then have had a sometimes difficult association with mainland Scotland. More recent times have seen the use of Orkney as a strategic stronghold during two world wars, and the far-reaching impact of oil and gas exploitation in the North Sea. This classic book covers the whole fascinating story and will be of interest to readers far beyond the rocky shores of Orkney itself.
Book Synopsis Sir William Burrell's Northern Tour, 1758 by : Sir William Burrell
Download or read book Sir William Burrell's Northern Tour, 1758 written by Sir William Burrell and published by John Donald. This book was released on 1997 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication of a tour undertaken by Sir William Burrell in 1758 is noteworthy not only for its early date, but also for its wide-ranging itinerary, which took the author to parts of Scotland not previously visited by English and Continental travellers.
Book Synopsis History of Everyday Life in Scotland, 1600 to 1800 by : Elizabeth A Foyster
Download or read book History of Everyday Life in Scotland, 1600 to 1800 written by Elizabeth A Foyster and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the ordinary daily routines, behaviours, experiences and beliefs of the Scottish people during a period of immense political, social and economic change. It underlines the importance of the church in post-Reformation Scottish society, but also highlights aspects of everyday life that remained the same, or similar, notwithstanding the efforts of the kirk, employers and the state to alter behaviours and attitudes.Drawing upon and interrogating a range of primary sources, the authors create a richly coloured, highly-nuanced picture of the lives of ordinary Scots from birth through marriage to death. Analytical in approach, the coverage of topics is wide, ranging from the ways people made a living, through their non-work activities including reading, playing and relationships, to the ways they experienced illness and approached death.This volume:*Provides a rich and finely nuanced social history of the period 1600-1800 *Gets behind the politics of Union and Jacobitism, and the experience of agricultural and industrial 'revolution'*Presents the scholarly expertise of its contributing authors in a accessible way*Includes a guide to further reading indicating sources for further study
Book Synopsis The British National Bibliography by : Arthur James Wells
Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia Americana by : Grolier Educational Staff
Download or read book The Encyclopedia Americana written by Grolier Educational Staff and published by Grolier. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia Americana: Oporto to Photoengraving by :
Download or read book Encyclopedia Americana: Oporto to Photoengraving written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia Americana by : Scholastic Library Publishing
Download or read book Encyclopedia Americana written by Scholastic Library Publishing and published by Grolier. This book was released on 2006 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Royal Historical Society Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History by : Royal historical society (GB).
Download or read book Royal Historical Society Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History written by Royal historical society (GB). and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Historical Society's Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of books and articles on historical topics published in a single calendar year. The volume covers all periods of British and Irish history from Roman Britain to the late twentieth century, and also includes a section on imperial and commonwealth history. It is the most complete and up-to-date bibliography of its type, and an indispensable tool for historians.
Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 2312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.
Book Synopsis Townships to Farmsteads by : John Andrew Atkinson
Download or read book Townships to Farmsteads written by John Andrew Atkinson and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2000 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a conference held in Glasgow in 1997 on `Medieval or Later Rural Settlement', the 27 papers in this volume approach the subject from an inter-disciplinary perspective, including historical research, social history, theory, environmental sciences and the study of past communities. Packed full of information, archaeological and historical data, and with an impressive line-up of contributors, these studies address a clear need for integration and exchange of ideas across Britain.
Book Synopsis Kirkwall in the Orkneys by : Buckham Hugh Hossack
Download or read book Kirkwall in the Orkneys written by Buckham Hugh Hossack and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Passages from the Diaries of Mrs. Philip Lybbe Powys of Hardwick House, Oxon by : Caroline Girle Powys ("Mrs. P. L. Powys, ")
Download or read book Passages from the Diaries of Mrs. Philip Lybbe Powys of Hardwick House, Oxon written by Caroline Girle Powys ("Mrs. P. L. Powys, ") and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
