From chiefs to landlords : social and economic change in the western Highlands and islands, c. 1493-1820 / Robert A. Dodgshon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dodgshon, R. A. (Robert A.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--Scotland--Highlands--History.

Land tenure.

Highlands (Scotland)--History.

Highlands (Scotland).

Highlands (Scotland)--Social conditions.

Highlands (Scotland)--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 265 pages) : maps

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This new approach to Highland history before the Clearances draws attention to little-studied yet important economic and social processes within the Highland clan system and argues that we should consider the problems of traditional Highland society, economy and environment together. Exploring how the different aspects of the clan system - chiefs and kinsmen, landlords and tenants, farming systems, production strategies and marketing - changed between the 16th-18th centuries, it shows how the character and ideology of clans and chiefdoms are inextricably part of the twin problems of socio-political control and food production. Shifting the emphasis away from depictions of Highland society as lawless and disorganised, this is a welcome antidote to the many romanticised views of pre-Clearance society.Prize Winner! Honorable Mention - Frank Watson Scottish History Prize 1999

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The Western Highlands and Islands in Context, c.1493-1820

2. Chiefs, Kinsmen and Territories

3. The Nature of the Chiefly Economy

4. Patterns of Chiefly Display and Behaviour

5. The Transformation of Chiefs into Landlords

6. The Farming Township and the Institutional Basis of Farming

7. The Township Economy

8. The Farming Township: Its Strategies and Constraints

9. The Western Highlands and Islands on the Eve of the Clearances

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-258) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-6778-4

0-7486-7310-5

0-585-15924-6