Clans and Chiefs by Ian Grimble

Clans and Chiefs by Ian Grimble

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Summary

This account of the origin of the clan amongst the Celtic people looks at its new lease of life in Scotland and its increasing anachronisms when a way of life based around land and family gave way to a capitalist economy where chiefs became landlords.

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Clans and Chiefs by Ian Grimble

This account of the clan among the Celtic peoples of Europe describes the origins of the clan system and how it was brought to Scotland. It goes on to discuss the tense relationship between a remote government and a society resistant to change that led to the brutal destruction of a whole social structure. This extraordinary story is told as a whole and through the history of its largest clan groupings -- Gordons, Macgregors, Mackenzies, Stewarts, Macdonalds, and Campbells.
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ISBN 13 9781841580463
ISBN 10 1841580465
Title Clans and Chiefs
Author Ian Grimble
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Birlinn General
Year published 2001-01-01
Number of pages 272
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