The Poor Had No Lawyers by Andy Wightman

The Poor Had No Lawyers by Andy Wightman

From Robert the Bruce to Willie Ross and James V to Donald Dewar, land has conferred political and economic power. Andy Wightman updates the statistics of land ownership in Scotland and explains why landowners got their hands on the millions of acres of land that were once held in common.

'frank, fearless and at times ferocious… a remarkable book'

* Herald *

'Superlative'

* Scotsman *

'It is historical and oh-so contemporary and, perhaps, in these exciting times, a call to arms'

-- Laura Marney
‘An essential guide to who owns Scotland and why land reform has flowered there in recent years’ -- The Guardian (the best books about land and power 2020)

'A more important book about Scottish land ownership has yet to be written’ 

  -- David Ross, The Press and Journal

Andy Wightman was born in Dundee and gained a degree in forestry at Aberdeen University. He has worked as a ghillie, environmental scientist, and an environmental campaigner before becoming a self-employed writer and researcher in 1993. He is the author of several books and a prominent analyst and critic of land reform process. He lives in Edinburgh.

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ISBN 13	9781841589077
ISBN 10	1841589071
Title	The Poor Had No Lawyers
Author	Andy Wightman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2010-10-14
Number of pages	320
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