Iona (Island guides) - Hardcover

MacArthur, E.Mairi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1900455110 ISBN 13: 9781900455114

Publisher: Colin Baxter Photography Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

The Hebridean island of Iona has been the focus of intense outside interest for over 1400 years, from the time of St Columba's monastery in the sixth century through to the transfer of its renowned monuments into the care of Historic Scotland in the year 2000. Yet the people who lived and worked alongside its sacred sites have been largely overshadowed until now. This book aims to redress the balance, taking an in-depth look at Iona's economic and social history during the 18th and 19th centuries - a period that saw profound change across the Highlands and Islands. It charts the agricultural reorganization that led to a crofting system, follows the islanders through the harsh decade of the potato famine and records their worship and education, their crafts and customs, and the ties of kinship that underpinned their community. A broad range of sources are woven together - documentary, material, topographical and photographic, along with oral testimony handed down the generations - to create a vivid picture of Iona's past.

About this title

Review:

"A first-rate piece of historical research which impressively combines a whole range of investigative techniques in a highly imaginative way... I hope that some at least of Iona's countless visitors will read this book." --"The Scotsman"

Synopsis:

The second title in the COLIN BAXTER ISLAND GUIDES series of handbooks on the islands of Scotland, in which the author draws on her knowledge of Iona's history, folklore and landscape to provide a portrait of a Hebridean island which is steeped in religious history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Colin Baxter Photography Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1900455110
• ISBN 13: 9781900455114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Sarjeant Iain