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Famine in Scotland : the 'ill years' of the 1690s
- Title
- Famine in Scotland : the 'ill years' of the 1690s / Karen J. Cullen.
- Author
- Cullen, Karen J.
- Publication
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2010.
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Details
- Description
- xi, 218 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book examines the climatic and economic origins of the last national famine to occur in Scotland, the nature and extent of the crisis which ensued, and what the impact of the famine was upon the population in demographic, economic and social terms. The 'Ill Years', during the nadir of the Little Ice Age, were ones of widespread famine across Europe and economic disaster in Scotland. However, current published knowledge about the causes, extent and impact of the famine in Scotland is limited and many conclusions have been speculative in the absence of extensive research." "This is the first full study of the famine, providing a unique scholarly examination of the causes, course, characteristics and consequences of the crisis. Using detailed examination of agricultural, climatic and demographic issues, this book seeks to establish answers to the fundamental question concerning the event. How serious was it? Using detailed statistical and qualitative analysis, Karen Cullen discusses the regional factors that defined the famine, the impact on the population, and the interconnected causes of this traumatic event."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Scottish historical review monographs series ; no. 16
- Uniform Title
- Scottish historical review monographs series ; no. 16.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-213) and index.
- Contents
- Scotland's seven ill years : contexts and debates -- Climate, weather and agriculture : the making of a famine -- There arose a dearth : the grain market in crisis -- Providing for the destitute -- Famine : the demographic disaster -- Fleeing the famine : migration and emigration.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-142
- ISBN
- 9780748638871
- 0748638873
- LCCN
- 2010362070
- OCLC
- 456839228
- Author
- Cullen, Karen J.
- Title
- Famine in Scotland : the 'ill years' of the 1690s / Karen J. Cullen.
- Imprint
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2010.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Scottish historical review monographs series ; no. 16Scottish historical review monographs series ; no. 16.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-213) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-142