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Highlanders - Unlocking Identity Through History
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Highlanders - Unlocking Identity Through History
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Rebellion was recurrent in the Highlands because the Gaels (Scoti)
were an often-oppressed indigenous minority in the nation,
Scotland, to which they gave their name. They spoke a language,
Gaelic, few outsiders would learn, and had their own family and
social system, the clans. Warfare was bloody, culminating in the
catastrophe of Culloden Moor during the doomed quest to restore the
Stuart kingship to all of Britain. Economic hardship, including the
near-genocidal Clearances, in which tenant farmers were replaced
with sheep, drove the Gaels from the glens and islands, so that
most today live in the diaspora, including millions in North
America. Although the Gaels lack a single genetic identity, they
clearly draw from distinct roots in the Irish, Norse and Picts.
Despite their hardship, the Gaels are also presented in romantic
portrayals by the artistic elite of other nations. This book offers
ways in which the reader might find roots and ancestry in
unfamiliar terrain. Chapters discuss the landscape and language of
the Highlanders, the rise of clans, feuds and invasions, and
eventual emigration.
General
Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
James MacKillop
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
277 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4766-9312-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4766-9312-9 |
Barcode: |
9781476693125 |
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