Synopses & Reviews
This extensively revised and updated edition of this classic text was written by a man who has gone on to become both an award-winning historian of the Highlands and a leading figure in the public life of the region. The Making of the Crofting Community has attracted praise, inspired debate, and provoked outrage and controversy over the years. This book remains necessary to challenge standard academic interpretations of the Highland past, and to give voice to the people whose communities were ripped apart by brutality and greed.
Synopsis
This classic account of the events which shaped the modern Highlands was written by a man who has gone on to become a leading figure in the public life of that region. For years, The Making of the Crofting Community has been attracting praise and provoking outrage in equal measure. Its author has always identified with the people whose lives were shattered by the landlords responsible for the Highland Clearances.