The Northern and Western Islands of Scotland: Their Economy and Society in the Seventeenth Century
- ISBN-10
- 0859760596
- ISBN-13
- 9780859760591
- Category
- Social Science / Sociology / General
- Pages
- 270
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980
- Publisher
- J. Donald
- Author
- Frances J. Shaw
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