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The Hebrides
- An Aerial View of a Cultural Landscape
Engelsk Hardback
The Hebrides
- An Aerial View of a Cultural Landscape
Engelsk Hardback

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The Hebrides of Scotland - around 500 diverse islands - form the north-western Atlantic fringe of Europe. This book surveys the cultural landscape of this dramatically beautiful, complex and conflicted area, with emphasis on what may be interpreted through aerial photography. Its main themes are the mutual influences of people and environment, and the recent history and current issues in the area. Mobile maritime cultures flourished throughout the Hebrides from prehistoric times, including Mesolithic builders of wheelhouses, coracle-borne monastic travellers, Norse in longships and Lords of the Isles in birlinns. A prominent feature of the recent history of the Hebrides has been depopulation.The history and heartbreak of this phenomenon, experienced in differing degrees in rural areas throughout Europe from the mid-18th century, is clearly shown in aerial photographs and discussed in the accompanying text. Today''s Hebridean landscapes have been heavily modified by various forms of human land use; current land-management options and controversies are also discussed in the context of photographs that draw attention to the various issues involved.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
256
ISBN-13:
9781841583150
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1841583154
Udg. Dato:
4 okt 2010
Længde:
33mm
Bredde:
257mm
Højde:
256mm
Forlag:
Birlinn General
Oplagsdato:
4 okt 2010
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