Famine in Scotland: The 'Ill Years' of the 1690s

by Karen J. Cullen

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. 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. Despite the critical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748638873
• ISBN13: 9780748638871
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"