Isles Of The North
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Isles Of The North
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Author : Ian Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2012-07-30
Isles Of The North written by Ian Mitchell and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-30 with Political Science categories.
In the summer of 2002, Mitchell set sail aboard the 30-foot yacht Foggy Dew on a voyage that took him from his home through the Western Isles to Orkney and Shetland and on to the west coast of Norway. Against the backdrop of one of the world's most spectacular coastlines, he sailed up the Nordfjord, down to Bergen, then out to Utsira, and back home via Inverness. The object of his journey was more than just to enjoy a few contemplative drams during a summer at sea. In this sequel to his much acclaimed Isles of the West (1999), Mitchell continues his investigation into official Britain's failure to administer rural Scotland for the mutual benefit of people and nature. Ian Mitchell's narrative combines authoritative background information and personal interviews with local people, many enlivened by the measured dispensation of Scotland's most famous aid to creative thought. He shows how Norway, a country outside the EU and therefore in control of its own resources, has been able to give a wide measure of freedom to the sort of communities which in Scotland are subject to debilitating control by Edinburgh, London and Brussels. He points to many lessons which centralised, bureaucratic Britain could learn from its more democratic neighbour across the North Sea.
The Northern Isles
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Author : Alexander Fenton
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 1997
The Northern Isles written by Alexander Fenton and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Travel categories.
The Northern Isles stand at a crossroads of North Atlantic Europe, subject to the competing influences of Scandinavia and Scotland. Sandy Fenton's detailed study of the material culture of Orkney and Shetland is combined with thorough linguistic analysis and is based on years of study and sifting of a mass of detail. Much of the material is new, based on extensive research by the author, on manuscript and other written sources and on knowledge freely imparted by many local inhabitants. It illuminates the complexity of numerous interlocking factors, draws a picture of a fascinating and varied existence and reveals the past not as a static tableau but a process of continuous change. This book recreates the physical environment in which the people lived, their crops and livestock, the harvest of the sea, their houses, the food they ate. These things dominated their lives and form the background which is the key to understanding the character of these fascinating islands. This major work has earned its place as a key contribution to European ethnology and won the Dag Stromback Award of the Royal Gustav Academy, Sweden.
The North Atlantic Front
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Author : James Miller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-09
The North Atlantic Front written by James Miller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09 with Orkney (Scotland) categories.
During the two World Wars, the island groups of Orkney, Shetland, the Faroes, and Iceland, linking Europe to North America, acquired great significance. This work tells of operations along this northern front, and recounts incidents such as the arrest of the staff of the Lerwick Post Office.
The Northern Isles
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Author : Frederick Threlfall Wainwright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
The Northern Isles written by Frederick Threlfall Wainwright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Archipelagoes categories.
Survey of the archaeology and early history of the Orkney and Shetland islands.
North Uist In History And Legend
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Author : Bill Lawson
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Release Date : 2022-05-06
North Uist In History And Legend written by Bill Lawson and has been published by Birlinn Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-06 with History categories.
Like all the Hebrides, North Uist has a fascinating history and a landscape scattered with historic sites, from Neolithic burial chambers, Iron Age forts and medieval churches to battle-sites and townships forged in the days of kelp trade and deserted during the subsequent traumas of clearance and emigration. In this informative book, Bill Lawson writes about the island and its people, drawing on recorded history and also the rich tradition of story and song in which the informal history of the people was passed down. He also incorporates many personal reminiscences of his travels through the island.
A Week In The Isles Of Scilly
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Author : Isaac William North
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
A Week In The Isles Of Scilly written by Isaac William North and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with Isles of Scilly (England) categories.
Historic Storms Of The North Sea British Isles And Northwest Europe
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Author : Hubert Lamb
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1991-06-13
Historic Storms Of The North Sea British Isles And Northwest Europe written by Hubert Lamb and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-06-13 with Nature categories.
This is a historical study of great wind storms over the last 500-600 years, with meteorological maps and wind measurements.
British Isles P 301 503 North East Atlantic P 1 52
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Author : Elisě Reclus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
British Isles P 301 503 North East Atlantic P 1 52 written by Elisě Reclus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Geography categories.
Northern Atlantic Islands And The Sea
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Author : Andrew Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2017-05-11
Northern Atlantic Islands And The Sea written by Andrew Jennings and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-11 with Social Science categories.
Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Orkney, Shetland and, to some extent, the Hebrides, share both a Nordic cultural and linguistic heritage, and the experience of being surrounded by the ever-present North Atlantic Ocean. This has been a constant in the islanders’ history, forging their unique way of life, influencing their customs and traditions, and has been instrumental in moulding their identities. This volume is an exploration of a rich, intimate and, at times, terrifying relationship. It is the result of an international conference held in April 2014, when scholars from across the North Atlantic rim congregated in Lerwick, Shetland, to discuss maritime traditions, islands in Old Norse literature, insular archaeology, folklore, and traditional belief. The chapters reflect the varied origins of the contributors. Icelanders are well represented, as are scholars based in Orkney and Shetland, indicating the strength of scholarship in these seemingly isolated archipelagos. Peripheral they may be to the UK, but they lie at the heart of the North Atlantic, at the intersection of British and Nordic cultures. This book will be of interest to scholars of a wide range of disciplines, such as those involved in island studies, cultural studies, Old Norse literature, Icelandic studies, maritime heritage, oceanography, linguistics, folklore, British studies, ethnology, and archaeology. Similarly, it will also appeal to researchers from a wide geographical area, particularly the UK, and Scandinavia, and indeed anywhere where there is an interest in the study of islands or the North Atlantic.
What Is North
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Author : Oisín Plumb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
What Is North written by Oisín Plumb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Europe, Northern categories.
The British Isles, Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland, and Eastern Canada, alongside many small islands, form a broken bridge across the northern extremities of the Atlantic Ocean. This 'North Atlantic World' is a heterogeneous but culturally intertwined area, ideally suited to the fostering of an interest in all things northern by its people. For the storytellers and writers of the past, each more northerly land was far enough away that it could seem fabulous and even otherworldly, while still being just close enough for myths and travellers' tales to accrue. This book charts attitudes to the North in the North Atlantic World from the time of the earliest extant sources until the present day. The varied papers within consider a number of key questions which have arisen repeatedly over the centuries: 'where is the North located?', 'what are its characteristics?', and 'who, or what lives there?'. They do so from many angles, considering numerous locations and an immense span of time. All are united by their engagement with the North Atlantic World's relationship with the North.
