Where Men No More May Reap Or Sow - The Little Ice Age: Scotland 14001850

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 the land, waters, forests and wildlife. This volume covers the period from 1400-1850.

About the author

Richard D. Oram gained an MA (Hons) in Medieval History with Archaeology and a PhD in Medieval History, both from the University of St Andrews. He is currently Professor of Medieval and Environmental History at the University of Stirling. A former Director of the Centre for Environmental History and Policy and member of the Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland, he is now a Trustee of the National Museums of Scotland.

Summary

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 the land, waters, forests and wildlife. This volume covers the period from 1400–1850.

Product details

• Authors: Richard D. Oram, Oram Richard D.
• Publisher: Donald John publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2024
• EAN: 9780859767170
• ISBN: 978-0-85976-717-0
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: An Environmental History of Scotland
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Climate Change, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, Scotland, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, c 1800 to c 1900, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Conservation of the environment, Ecological science, the Biosphere, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, C 1700 To C 1800, Environmental archaeology, Restoration ecology / rewilding