{"product_id":"duthchas-gavin-wigginton-9781915335371","title":"Duthchas: Landscape and Community in Mull and Iona","description":"\u003cp\u003eDùthchas is a Gaelic word reflecting the rich culture that derives from the connection between people\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand their landscape, and this is a book that celebrates the manifestation of that concept in Mull, Iona\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the surrounding islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the beauty of the magnificent landscape, the writing celebrates the fortitude and resilience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the local community living in a relatively remote and sometimes hostile corner of the world since\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe beginning of time through to the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs context, the book also traces the wider sweep of Scottish history including the powerful influence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof clans, the emergence of Scotland as a nation state, the fateful decision to become a part of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnited Kingdom, and the more recent renaissance to become a nation again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final sections of the book celebrate the resilience of the modern society, including three case\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estudies of significant community activism, and accounts of the endeavours of some remarkable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eindividuals, families and organisations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gavin Wigginton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191533537X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915335371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aviation Books Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Gavin Wigginton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800605012223,"sku":"9781915335371","price":25.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/duthchas-gavin-wigginton-9781915335371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}