Social History

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See also: History & Archaeology

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  The Hurricane Port: The Hurricane Port
  Andrew Lees - Paperback - Mainstream Publishing
  In this work, Andrew Lees reveals how Liverpool's pre-eminence in the slave trade left an indelible scar on the psychogeography of the city. He also explores the roots of the city's contrary nature, its rebelliousness and its hedonism, as well as some of the recent hurricanes that have battered the city.
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  Tales From The Tent: Jessie's Journey Continues
  Jess Smith - Paperback - Birlinn
  In 'Tales From the Tent' Jess Smith - Scottish traveller, hawker, gypsy, 'gan-about' and storyteller - continues the unforgettable story of her life on the road.
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  Carrying On: Fettes College, War And The World, 1870-2010
  David McDowell - Hardback - Matador
  For almost 150 years, Fettes College has educated young people to play their part in society. Built on profits from the French wars of the 18th century, it embodied the Victorian virtues of duty, sportsmanship and hard work. This book records Fettes' interaction with war and the world from its early days through to the 21st century.
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  The Hurricane Port: A Social History Of Liverpool
  Andrew Lees - Hardback - Mainstream
  In this work, Andrew Lees reveals how Liverpools pre-eminence in the slave trade left an indelible scar on the psychogeography of the city. He also explores the roots of the citys contrary nature, its rebelliousness and its hedonism, as well as some of the recent hurricanes that have battered the city.
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  The Decline Of Jute: Managing Industrial Change
  Jim Tomlinson - Hardback - Pickering & Chatto
  By looking at the decline of the jute industry, this study assesses the successes and failures of Britain's managed economy. It also addresses broader arguments about the political economy of 20th-century Britain.
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  The Drove Roads Of Scotland
  A. R. B. Haldane - Paperback - Birlinn
  Interweaving folklore, social comment and economic history, this work provides an account of Scotland's droving trade and the routes by which cattle and sheep were brought from every corner of the land to markets in central Scotland.
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  The Endless Tide
  Iain R. Thomson - Paperback - Birlinn
  From the author of 'Isolation Shepherd', this text is a collection of stories that permeate the area of Hebrides. It works on a micro- and macro- level, examining the continual cycle of humanity, and Scotland's place in the process.
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  Taxi!: Never A Dull Day - A Cabbie Remembers
  Douglas J. Findlay - Paperback - Birlinn
  Society ladies and ladies of the night. Men of the cloth and men up to no good. Taxi drivers meet them all. And they treat the back of their cabs like a confessional - what's said there stops there. But now, half a century after he hung up his peaked cap, ex-cabbie Douglas Findlay believes his stories can finally be told.
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  Great Glasgow Characters
  John Burrowes - Paperback - Mainstream
  There are few cities in the world to rival Glasgow and the extraordinary happenings that have occurred there, this title recounts some of the finest of these.
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  A History Of Everyday Life In Scotland, 1800 To 1900
  - Hardback - Edinburgh University Press
  The 19th century was a period of profound change in Scottish history. This book demonstrates how everyday routines and behaviours can open a window into the social, economic and cultural lives in ordinary Scots. The text is enhanced by illustrations and it presents a different way of looking at Scotland's past.