Land Won From Waste - Scotland Ad 4001400

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 covers the period from the Romans to 1400.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Richard D. Oram, Oram Richard D.
• Publisher: Donald John publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9780859767194
• ISBN: 978-0-85976-719-4
• No. of pages: 576
• Series: An Environmental History of Scotland
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; European History, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, British & Irish history, Environmental Economics, Social and cultural history, Conservation of the environment, Social impact of environmental issues, Archaeology by period / region