{"product_id":"morvern-transformed-a-highland-parish-in-the-nineteenth-century-paperback-9780521297974","title":"Morvern Transformed; A Highland Parish in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback) 9780521297974","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMorvern Transformed\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Highland Parish in the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA book which raises issues that are still of general and indeed of national importance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilip Gaskell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521297974, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 May 1980\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'The most accomplished social and economic history of this corner of the West Highlands … It is the detail of Dr Gaskell's account that is so fascinating.' The Economist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDr Gaskell's pioneering study of social and economic change in a west Highland parish during the last century has come to be regarded as a classic of local history, a book which raises issues that are still of general and indeed of national importance. But Morvern Transformed is more than a study of history: it is (to quote Professor R. H. Campbell's new Introduction) 'a fascinating portrayal of a way of life which, only a century old, is already as different from the present as it was in its own day from the way of life another century before.'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Preface (1980)\u003cbr\u003e Introduction (1980)\u003cbr\u003e Last of plates\u003cbr\u003e Maps\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Morvern in 1800: Between the devil and the deep blue sea\u003cbr\u003e 2. The impact of efficiency 1800–1850: people removed, land improved\u003cbr\u003e 3. Holiday home 1850–1870: The estate as a constructive hobby\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rich man's castle 1870–1900: The state as a machine for sport\u003cbr\u003e Plates\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909014249752,"sku":"9780521297974","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521297974i_3e18830b-1c73-4ce9-93e9-69ee89128737.jpg?v=1691374912","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/morvern-transformed-a-highland-parish-in-the-nineteenth-century-paperback-9780521297974","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}