Land, faith and the crofting community : Christianity and social criticism in the Highlands of Scotland 1843-1893 / Allan W. MacColl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacColl, Allan W., author.

Series:

Scottish historical review monographs series ; no. 14.

Scottish historical review monographs series ; no. 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and social problems--Scotland--Highlands--History--19th century.

Church and social problems.

Crofters--Scotland--Highlands--19th century.

Crofters.

Land reform--Scotland--Highlands--History--19th century.

Land reform.

Highlands (Scotland)--Church history--19th century.

Highlands (Scotland).

Highlands (Scotland)--Social conditions--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 240 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Allan W. MacColl describes the role of the churches in the Scottish Highlands and Islands in the aftermath of the clearances and up to the end of the Crofting Wars.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE The Free Course of Providence: Presbyterian Social Thought in the Age of Disruption and Destitution; CHAPTER TWO A Peculiar People: Highland Religion and Identity; CHAPTER THREE 'The Crofters' War': Genesis 1880-3; CHAPTER FOUR The Escalation of Agitation; CHAPTER FIVE Politics, Presbyteries and 'The Prophet'; CHAPTER SIX 'The Crofters' War': Disunity and Disorder 1886-8; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7486-5337-6

1-280-83391-2

9786610833917

0-7486-2674-3

OCLC:

476051910