Fishing for Heritage: Modernity and Loss Along the Scottish Coast

by Jane Nadel-Klein

Book Overview

Castles, lochs, seascapes. Coastal Scotland is one of the world's most romanticized tourist destinations, yet it is in the midst of severe economic decline. The North Atlantic fisheries crisis has hit Scottish communities hard and local fisherfolk are faced with chronic insecurity, anxiety over the decline of fishing and doubts about their cultural survival. The decline of this traditional industry has been accompanied by growing tourism along...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859735673
• ISBN13: 9781859735671
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.7"