A History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland, 1500-1920
Fiona Watson author Alan R MacDonald author T C Smout author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:17th Nov '04
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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.
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 well-produced book… has been a great pleasure for me to read and, indeed, I wish it had been written years ago so I could have recommended it during my course on Quaternary paleoecology… Every one of the colour plates is appropriate and attractive.…I stress again my admiration of this book." -- James H Dickson
ISBN: 9780748612413
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 987g
434 pages