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    The Truth About St Kilda - Donald Gillies - Paperback
    This title records the isolated way of life on St Kilda in the early part of the 20th century. It is based on notebooks written by Donald Gillies, containing reminiscences of his childhood on the island of Hirta. It provides an account of the living conditions, social structure and economy of the community in the early 1900s.
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    Chartism In Scotland - W. Hamish Fraser - Paperback
    Making extensive use of both the Chartist press and local newspapers, this comprehensive re-examination of Scottish Chartism sheds much new light on the activities of Chartists in localities from Orkney and Wick in the north of Scotland to Dumfries in the south.
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    The Making Of The Modern Scottish Highlands, 1939-65 - John A. Burnett - Hardback
    The period between 1939 and 1965 was a critical juncture in the history of the Scottish Highlands and Islands - a phase when war, welfarism and the planned integration and reconstruction of the British economy dramatically impacted upon the Highland 'way of life'. This book discusses this topic.
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    Edinburgh: A History Of The City - Michael Fry - Paperback
    Michael Fry, who has lived & work in Edinburgh for nearly 40 years, provides a compellingly readable account of this great city, from the earliest times to the present, balancing Edinburgh's cultural, political & social history, & shows how they have borne on one another.
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    A Poetics Of Resistance: The Revolutionary Public Relations Of The Zapatista Insurgency - Jeff Conant - Paperback
    Part literary criticism, part media analysis, and part marketing handbook, 'A Poetics of Resistance' provides a refreshingly new take on the Zapatistas.
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    Political Discourse And Conflict Resolution - Hardback
    In applying discourse analysis to the study of the conflict and peace process in Northern Ireland, this book offers a new and pertinent way to understand and examine three core subjects: conflict studies, Irish politics and applied discourse analysis.
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    The Sutherland Estate, 1850-1920: Aristocratic Decline, Estate Management And Land Reform - Annie Tindley - Hardback
    The Sutherland estate was the largest and most infamous clearance estate in Britain and this book examines a crucial period of Highland history from the neglected perspective of an estate, using estate papers, newspapers, crofter sources, and government records.
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    Bygone Glasgow - Ian G. McM Stewart - Hardback
    This colour album features all aspects of the beautiful city of Glasgow, looking back at days gone by and capturing many long lost scenes.
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    The Present And The Past In Medieval Irish Chronicles - Nicholas Evans - Hardback
    Ireland has the most substantive corpus of annalistic chronicles for the early period in Western Europe, and they are crucial sources for understanding the Gaelic world. This book analyses the principle Irish chronicles, especially the 'Annals of Ulster', 'Annals of Tigernacht' and 'Chronicum Scotorum'.
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    Cattle On A Thousand Hills - Katharine Stewart - Paperback
    An insightful, affectionate look at the often neglected role of cattle in shaping Highland life, from religious practices to cattle-raiding to cowboys.

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