2000, ISBN: 9781847674722

For more than 2000 years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world.Its society was viable, even Utopian; but in the nineteenth century the island was discovered by missionarie… Mehr…

For more than 2000 years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world.Its society was viable, even Utopian; but in the nineteenth century the island was discovered by missionaries, do-gooders and tourists, who brought money, disease and despotism.St Kildan culture gradually disintegrated and in 1930 the few remaining islanders asked to be evacuated.The destruction of the St Kildan culture is a microcosm of a process which is still taking place, often on a much larger scale, all over the world.Island on the Edge of the World is a moving account of human endeavour, of success and failure in the unending struggle between man and nature for coexistence. 'What the St Kildan story, as told by Maclean, did for me was to reawaken my awe at the strangeness of the world.' Will Self 'A story like a marvellous pebble, wet from the sea, strange and comic like all things out of step with time, sad as the old songs the women sang, splendidly told...' Sunday Times 'Charles Maclean is an excellent writer...he describes the story of St Kilda with powerful compassion.' Magnus Magnusson; EPUB; History & Transport > Humamities > Regional & national history > European history > British & Irish, Vision Sports E Books<

ISBN: 9781847674722

For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world.Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered by… Mehr…

For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world.Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered by missionaries, do-gooders and tourists, who brought with them money, disease and despotism.In 1930, the few remaining islanders were evacuated, no longer able to support themselves. An exploration of the life and death of the remote Hebridean society, Island on the Edge of the World is a moving account of human endeavour.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humanities > Regional & national history > European history > British & Irish, Canongate Books<

ISBN: 9781847674722

For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered b… Mehr…

For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered by missionaries, do-gooders and tourists, who brought with th For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered by missionaries, do-gooders and tourists, who brought with th, Canongate Books<

ISBN: 9781847674722

The Story of St Kilda Canongate Books Social History social history; remote Scottish community; remote islands; Scotland; history of St Kilda; Hebrides; nature writing; social and cultura… Mehr…

The Story of St Kilda Canongate Books Social History social history; remote Scottish community; remote islands; Scotland; history of St Kilda; Hebrides; nature writing; social and cultural history; mythology; scottish classics 9781841957555 DE,GB,ES,IT,FR English History, Canongate Books<

2010, ISBN: 9781847674722

The Story of St Kilda, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Canongate Books], Canongate Books, 2010