St Kilda

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Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0857908316
Total Pages : 301 pages
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Book Synopsis St Kilda by : Roger Hutchinson

Download or read book St Kilda written by Roger Hutchinson and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The definitive history” of the mysterious, remote archipelago in the North Atlantic whose last inhabitants were evacuated nearly a century ago (Scotland on Sunday). St Kilda is the most romantic—and most romanticized—group of islands in Europe. Soaring out of the North Atlantic Ocean like Atlantis come back to life, the islands have captured the imagination of the outside world for hundreds of years. Their inhabitants, Scottish Gaels who lived off the land and sea and engaged in bird-catching on high and precipitous cliffs, were long considered to be the Noble Savages of the British Isles, living in a state of natural grace. St Kilda: A People's History explores and portrays the life of the St Kildans from the Stone Age to 1930, when the remaining thirty-six islanders were evacuated to the Scottish mainland. Bestselling author Roger Hutchinson digs deep into the archives to paint a vivid picture of the life and death, work and play of a small, proud and self-sufficient people in the first modern book to chart the history of the most remote islands in Britain.

Cultural Studies

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134940076
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural Studies by : Lawrence Grossberg

Download or read book Cultural Studies written by Lawrence Grossberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-28 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Report on the Mitchell Library, Glasgow

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Total Pages : 60 pages
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Download or read book Report on the Mitchell Library, Glasgow written by and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Report on the Mitchell Library, Glasgow

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Total Pages : 60 pages
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Download or read book Report on the Mitchell Library, Glasgow written by Mitchell Library (Glasgow, Scotland) and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

St Kilda and the Wider World

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Publisher : Windgather Press
ISBN 13 : 1911188011
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (111 download)

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Book Synopsis St Kilda and the Wider World by : Andrew Fleming

Download or read book St Kilda and the Wider World written by Andrew Fleming and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty miles out into the Atlantic from the western isles of Scotland lies the archipelago of St Kilda. Home to human populations for more than 4000 years, the islands inhabitants were evacuated from the main island in 1930 leaving it as a haven for wildlife, a tourist destination and workplace for those studying and monitoring the islands ecology and its radar station built in the 1950s. Many of those writing about St Kilda have emphasised the remoteness and insularity of its environment, describing its population as having endured a wretched and isolated existence marooned on an archipelago miles from civilisation. In this book Andrew Fleming challenges such interpretations. His history of the islands reviews the archaeological evidence for the first inhabitants before 2000 BC, how they lived and survived, and how they became integrated into the wider world. Much of the book focuses on more recent times where documentary sources relay in great detail the lives of St Kildans over the past few centuries; how they farmed, administered justice, took on communal responsibilities, their religious, and other, beliefs, the impact of visitors to the islands, and how events outside of the islands had an impact on their lives. Described as a historical drama, this is an excellent story of a remote island community which has been mythologised by many commentators. Superb photographs do much of the work of description.

The Last of the Celts

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Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300104642
Total Pages : 408 pages
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Book Synopsis The Last of the Celts by : Marcus Tanner

Download or read book The Last of the Celts written by Marcus Tanner and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Ireland's Holy Wars journeys through the Celtic world to discover the Celtic past and what remains of the authentic culture today, discovering that Celtic revival is largely misplaced and that the threats to the world's Celtic communities and culture are relentless.

Report

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
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Book Synopsis Report by : Mitchell Library (Glasgow, Strathclyde)

Download or read book Report written by Mitchell Library (Glasgow, Strathclyde) and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Island on the Edge of the World

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Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1847674720
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Book Synopsis Island on the Edge of the World by : Charles MacLean

Download or read book Island on the Edge of the World written by Charles MacLean and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered by missionaries, do-gooders and tourists, who brought with them money, disease and despotism. In 1930, the few remaining islanders were evacuated, no longer able to support themselves. An exploration of the life and death of the remote Hebridean society, Island on the Edge of the World is a moving account of human endeavour.

Annual Report of the City Librarian

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the City Librarian written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Handbook for Travellers in Scotland

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
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Book Synopsis Handbook for Travellers in Scotland by : John Murray (Firm)

Download or read book Handbook for Travellers in Scotland written by John Murray (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

St. Kilda and Other Hebridean Outliers

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Publisher : David & Charles
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book St. Kilda and Other Hebridean Outliers written by Francis Thompson and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 1970 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Truth About St. Kilda

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Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0857909797
Total Pages : 204 pages
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Book Synopsis The Truth About St. Kilda by : Donald Gillies

Download or read book The Truth About St. Kilda written by Donald Gillies and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Truth about St Kilda is a unique record of the isolated way of life on St Kilda in the early part of the twentieth century, based on seven handwritten notebooks written by the Rev. Donald Gillies, containing reminiscences of his childhood on the island of Hirta. It provides a first-hand account of the living conditions, social structure and economy of the community in the early 1900s, before the evacuation of the remaining residents in 1930. The memoirs describe in some detail the St Kildans' way of life, including religious life and the islanders' diet. The puritanical form of religion practised on St Kilda has often been interpreted by outsiders as austere and draconian, but Gillies' account of the islanders' religious practices makes clear the important role that these had in reinforcing the spiritual stamina of the community. This book is a lasting tribute to the adaptability and courage of a small Gaelic-speaking society which endured through two millennia on a remote cluster of islands, until its way of life could no longer be sustained.

The Bioarchaeology of Ritual and Religion

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Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1785708295
Total Pages : 695 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (857 download)

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Book Synopsis The Bioarchaeology of Ritual and Religion by : Alexandra Livarda

Download or read book The Bioarchaeology of Ritual and Religion written by Alexandra Livarda and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bioarchaeology of Ritual and Religion is the first volume dedicated to exploring ritual and religious practice in past societies from a variety of ‘environmental’ remains. Building on recent debates surrounding, for instance, performance, materiality and the false dichotomy between ritualistic and secular behavior, this book investigates notions of ritual and religion through the lens of perishable material culture. Research centering on bioarchaeological evidence and drawing on methods from archaeological science has traditionally focused on functional questions surrounding environment and economy. However, recent years have seen an increased recognition of the under-exploited potential for scientific data to provide detailed information relating to ritual and religious practice. This volume explores the diverse roles of plant, animal, and other organic remains in ritual and religion, as foods, offerings, sensory or healing mediums, grave goods, and worked artifacts. It also provides insights into how archaeological science can shed light on the reconstruction of ritual processes and the framing of rituals. The 14 papers showcase current and new approaches in the investigation of bioarchaeological evidence for elucidating complex social issues and worldviews. The case studies are intentionally broad, encompassing a range of sub-disciplines of bioarchaeology including archaeobotany, anthracology, palynology, micromorphology, geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology (including avian and worked bone studies), archaeomalacology, and organic residue analysis. The temporal and geographical coverage is equally wide, extending across Europe from the Mediterranean and Aegean to the Baltic and North Atlantic regions, and from the Mesolithic to the medieval period. The volume also includes a discursive paper by Prof. Brian Hayden, who suggests a different interpretative framework of archaeological contexts and rituals.

Island on the Edge of the World: Utopian St Kilda and Its Passing

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Island on the Edge of the World: Utopian St Kilda and Its Passing written by Charles Maclean and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Auks

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Auks by : Anthony J. Gaston

Download or read book The Auks written by Anthony J. Gaston and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The auks are marine birds widespread in the cooler parts of northern seas. Often regarded as the northern hemisphere's counterparts to penguins, they are accomplished underwater swimmers, able to dive to great depths. Among bird families, they exhibit an unusual degree of variability in their breeding sites, which range from old-growth, temperate forests to barren sea-cliffs and rocky outcrops among mountain glaciers. Chick development is equally variable: in some species chicks leave for the sea soon after hatching, while in others they grow to full size at the nest site. This diversity of behavior makes the auks an excellent subject for the study of adaptation. The authors, who have extensive field experience with auks, provide descriptions of the major features of the family and an engaging discussion of the adaptive significance of various traits. Part I contains general chapters on auk evolution, ecology, behavior, chick development, populations, and conservation. These chapters are illustrated with black-and-white drawings, summary graphs and tables. Part II follows with the twenty-three species accounts, giving comprehensive information on the birds in their natural state, including distribution maps. All species are illustrated in color, in superb plates by Ian Lewington especially commissioned for this volume. The Auks is part of Oxford's multi-volume Bird Families of the World, a new series of handbooks for professional scientists and amateur ornithologists. Each volume gives a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge on one bird family or several related families; the complete series will be the definitive source for information on species of birds.

A Contents-subject Index to General and Periodical Literature

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Publisher : London : E. Stock
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 766 pages
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Book Synopsis A Contents-subject Index to General and Periodical Literature by : Alfred Cotgreave

Download or read book A Contents-subject Index to General and Periodical Literature written by Alfred Cotgreave and published by London : E. Stock. This book was released on 1900 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Murray's Handbook for Scotland, 1894

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
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Book Synopsis Murray's Handbook for Scotland, 1894 by : John Murray

Download or read book Murray's Handbook for Scotland, 1894 written by John Murray and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: