Book

Harris and Lewis, Outer Hebrides

Newton, Abbot, David & Charles[s.l.]Published In 1973 • Pages:

By: Thompson, Francis.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This monograph is a general historical treatment of Harris and Lewis island, the largest of the Hebrides. It concentrates on the last 300 years, but also contains a brief account of the island's prehistory. Included are discussions of the island's geology, topography, flora and fauna; the island's economy and its development; agriculture, crofting and land reforms; and its relations with Scotland and the rest of Great Britain. Much attention is paid to boats associated with the island, industries that have come and gone, and illustrious natives. A bibliography on the Hebrides is included.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
History
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Highland Scots
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1995
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Europe
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
British Isles
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Historian
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Martin Malone ; John Beierle
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Prehistory (briefly) - present; concentration on 12th - 20th centuries
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Isle of Harris and Lewis, Scotland
NotesAdditional notes
[by] Francis Thompson
Includes bibliography and index
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Highlands (Scotland)