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New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2005. The first modern history of Scottish woodlands explores the relationship between trees and people from the time of Scotland's first settlement, focusing on the period 1500 to 1920.
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REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS:'An authoritative, readable and attractively illustrated book... it is likely to be a much cited, definitive work for a long time to come.'Ian Whyte, Landscape History'I thoroughly recommend it to ecologists, historians, and anyone liking a good story.'Oliver Rackham, Agricultural History Review'This well-produced book has been a great pleasure for me to read and, indeed, I wish it had been written years ago so I could have recommended it during my course on Quaternary paleoecology... Every one of the colour plates is appropriate and attractive....I stress again my admiration of this book.'James H Dickson, Environmental History (January 2006)'An excellent combination of detailed case studies and more general reviews... a particular strength of the book is that it does not deal with these industries in isolation, but shows how the management, felling and regeneration of trees and woodlands was intricately connected with grazing... The careful analysis by the authors of a wide range of sources is exemplary and the results are of great interest and value. Edinburgh University Press should be congratulated for the high production quality, including excellent colour plates, historical photographs, and maps and diagrams. This important book should be required reading for all interested in the economic and environmental history of the woodlands.'Charles Watkins, Economic History Review'[Tells] the more fundamental story of trees and woods in our history, in great detail, but always with a firm sense of narrative. It is a tribute not only to the authors' multidisciplinary talents but also to the renaissance of woodland studies north of the border.'British WildlifeNow available in paperback, the first modern history of Scottish woodlands explores the changing relationship between trees and people from the time of Scotland's first settlement, focusing on the period 1500 to 1920. Drawing on work in natural science, geography and histo
Contents
Acknowledgements; List of Black and White Maps; List of Black and White Figures; List of Colour Plates; List of Tables1 Introduction2 The Extent and Character of the Woods Before 15003 The Extent and Character of the Woods, 1500-19204 Woodland Produce5 Woodland as Pasture and Shelter6 Trading and Taking Wood Before 18007 Managing the Woods Before 17708 Outsiders and the Woods I: The Pinewoods9 Outsiders and the Woods II: Charcoal and Tanbark10 Woodland Management in an Industrial Economy, 1830-1920and Beyond11 Rothiemurchus, 1650-190012 The Navy, Holyrood and Strathcarron in the Seventeenth Century13 The Irish and Glenorchy, 1721-174014 The MacDonald Woods on Skye, 1720-192015 ConclusionBibliography; Index
