SOCIAL SCIENCE
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E-Book | Pub: 01 Jan 2001£25.00
The Irish were the single largest group of immigrants to Scotland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the original settlers and their descendants have had a major impact on modern Scottish society, culture and politics. This book of...
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Paperback | Pub: 04 Sep 2025£16.99
Neolithic farmers, iron age settlers, clan dynasties and, in the 20th century, the infrastructure of war all left their mark on Islay, but the way the island looks and works today stems primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries. Starting with the...
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Paperback | Pub: 01 Feb 2024£10.99
‘A delicious trip through the geography, history and culture of the region’ – Sunday Telegraph Ever since the days of the Grand Tour, Tuscany has cast its magic spell on foreign vistiors. Attracted by the perfect combination of...
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Paperback | Pub: 20 Oct 2022£18.99
Some years ago a revolution took place in Early Medieval history in Scotland. The Pictish heartland of Fortriu, previously thought to be centred on Perthshire and the Tay found itself relocated through the forensic work of Alex Woolf to the shores...
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Hardback | Pub: 18 Nov 2021£40.00
As an archaeologist, Steven Mithen has worked on the Hebridean island of Islay over a period of many years. In this book he introduces the sites and monuments and tells the story of the island’s people from the earliest stone age hunter-gatherers...
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Hardback | Pub: 17 Apr 2025£75.00
Drawing together the evidence of archaeology, palaeoecology, climate history and the historical record, this first environmental history of Scotland explores the interaction of human populations with land, waters, forests and wildlife. This volume...
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Paperback | Pub: 02 Apr 2026£30.00
Lighthouses are enduring symbols of resilience, hope and safety. The human stories of the keepers’ lives, and the scale of the human effort that went into lighthouse keeping before automation, are fascinating. This book tells the stories of the...
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Paperback | Pub: 21 Nov 2024£10.99
The book of the Sky Original miniseries, starring Colin Firth as Jim Swire and directed by Otto Bathurst. The destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in December 1988 was the largest attack on Britain since World War...
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Paperback | Pub: 16 Apr 2026£30.00
In viewing Galloway from the wider context of the northern British mainland, Irish Sea and wider Hebridean zone, it has been possible to explore the dynamics of state-building, dynastic interactions, and the close inter-relationships of the...
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Paperback | Pub: 17 Apr 2025£14.99
From mean beginnings – ‘wretched accommodation, no comfortable houses, no soft beds’, visiting French knights complained in 1341 – the city of Edinburgh went on to become one of the architectural wonders of the world. But over the centuries...
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Paperback | Pub: 23 Jul 2020£7.99
Let your children unleash the magic of Scotland’s myths and legends with this remarkable magic painting book! Unveil dragons, unicorns and even Nessie with the magic paint brush! Go on a journey of discovery through this exquisite and...
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Paperback | Pub: 12 Apr 2018£14.99
This book has been seminal in bringing to the fore the injustices that have been inflicted on the Highlands in the name of government and landlord – injustices often lost in the name of dry statistics and academic balance. Written by a man who has...
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Paperback | Pub: 06 Apr 2023£14.99
Situated in the middle of the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is like a stepping-stone between the lands that surround it. In medieval times, it played an important role in the histories of Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. This book explores the...
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Paperback | Pub: 15 May 2025£14.99
The Isle of Lismore has a long reputation as a holy island, beginning with the foundation of a monastery by St Moluag in the sixth century, when it became a major centre of Christianity. The Roman Catholic Bishopric of Argyll was founded on Lismore...
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Paperback | Pub: 03 Oct 2024£7.99
The Clearances are well known as one of the darkest periods of Highland history. Over a hundred-year period somewhere in the region of 150,000 people evicted from the land they had worked for generations; many were forced to start new lives...
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Paperback | Pub: 19 Jun 2025£4.99
Young children will love these colouring books featuring simple illustrations of a variety of Scottish themes. This colouring book will introduce budding artists to the some of Scotland’s most famous mythical beasts, including unicorns, Nessie...
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Paperback | Pub: 04 Jul 2024£8.99
This book is a fun way for children aged 7-10 to find out all about Scotland’s amazing wildlife and natural history. From puffins, pine martens and Highland cows to red deer, eagles and butterflies, the range of animals is enormous, not to mention...
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| Pub: 07 May 2026£14.99
Scottish folklore, myths and legends feature a rich cast of extraordinary creatures. This 500-piece jigsaw shows over 30 mythical beasts from all corners of the country – from different types of dragons, fairies and giants to water spirits,...
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E-Book | Pub: 10 Oct 2019£30.00
This collection of innovative essays celebrates the New Town of Edinburgh over the 250 years since its original creation. The contributing authors discuss the intellectual, economic and political contexts which provided the impetus for the city of...
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Hardback | Pub: 09 Oct 2025£25.00
From the author of the bestselling The King in the North. The story of the lands between the Forth and Humber from the end of the Roman period to the Viking kingdom of York is one of the most richly fascinating in British history. This the age of...




