Rural Communities

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    At Home In The Hills: Sense Of Place In The Scottish Borders - John N. Gray - Hardback
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    Back To The Wind, Front To The Sun: The Traditional Croft House - Paperback
    The house of a crofter was much more than simply the stones with which it was constructed. It was the centre of family and community life and now, the memory of a past way of life, involving hard work, social bonds and informal friendships and entertainment.
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    Back To The Wind, Front To The Sun: The Traditional Croft House - Caroline Hirst - Hardback
    The house of a crofter was much more than simply the stones with which it was constructed. It was the centre of family and community life and now, the memory of a past way of life, involving hard work, social bonds and informal friendships and entertainment.
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    The Crofter And The Laird - John McPhee - Paperback
    In 1969, John McPhee decided to transport his family accross the ocean to live on a tiny Herbidean island. Thus John McPhee, an accomplished author of international renown, came to devote some months to the meticulous study of a distinctive society.
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    Girls In Trouble: Sexuality And Social Control In Rural Scotland, 1660-1780 - Rosalind Mitchison; Leah Leneman - Paperback
    Investigating the statement that "Scotland is the classic country for illegitimacy" (Peter Laslett), this book presents the authors' findings about the nature of Scottish society during a period of economic and social change.
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    Growing Eco-Communities: Practical Ways To Create Sustainability - Jan Martin Bang - Paperback
    In his first book 'Ecovillages', Jan Bang explained the principles & practice of setting up a sustainable community, including difficult decisions about management, design & architecture, farming & food, water, sewage, energy sources & economics. 'Growing Eco-Communities' looks at what comes next.
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    Herds And Hinds: Farm Labour In Lowland Scotland, 1900-1939 - Richard Anthony - Paperback
    An analysis of the 20th-century history of Scottish agriculture outside the Highlands. It examines in detail East Lothian and Dumfriesshire, and includes interviews. The book outlines the major developments in the market for regular farm labour in Lowland Scotland during the period.
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    Highland Clansman 1689-1746 - Stuart Reid - Paperback
    The Scottish clans were comprised of an agricultural peasantry dominated by a warrior aristocracy. Stuart Reid details the development of this clan system and their interaction with one another, which often led to conflict. The 1745 Jacobite Rebellion and the clans' tactics at Culloden are covered.
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    A Living Revolution: Anarchism In The Kibbutz Movement - James Horrox - Paperback
    An academic history of anarchism in the Kibbutz movement in Israel from its birth in 1910 as a reaction to a small group's disillusionment with the existing enterprises.
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    The Making Of The Crofting Community - James Hunter
    Long one of the classics of the John Donald list, this revised and updated new edition includes a substantial new preface and an extensive reworking of the existing text. The book brings the injustices inflicted on the Highlands to the fore.

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