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17%OFFAngus & Patricia Macdonald - The Hebrides: An Aerial View of a Cultural Landscape - 9781841583150 - V9781841583150
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The Hebrides: An Aerial View of a Cultural Landscape

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Description for The Hebrides: An Aerial View of a Cultural Landscape Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; HBJD1; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 257 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1728. An Aerial View of a Cultural Landscape. 256 pages, colour photographs throughout. 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. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; HBJD1; WNW. Dimension: 256 x 257 x 33. Weight: 1722.

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 ... Read more

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.

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Product Details

Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841583150
SKU
V9781841583150
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About Angus & Patricia Macdonald
Photograph by Robin Gillanders. Angus and Patricia Macdonald have collaborated for over twenty years on the record and interpretation of the history and current state of the environment and of cultural landscapes, using aerial photography as the main tool. Their partnership, Aerographica, works from a sound basis of research and maintains a substantial archive of relevant aerial images. They are ... Read more

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