Riddoch on the Outer Hebrides by Lesley Riddoch
Describes the author's cycle journey through a beautiful island chain facing seismic cultural and economic change. She describes her experience in a useful style; with humour, anecdote and with a growing sympathy for islanders tired of living at the margins but fearful of closer contact with mainland Scotland.
'Congratulations on a thoughtful, timely and wonderfully contentious commentary on Scotland's dysfunctional relationship with 21st century GaeldomIt is well informed, well observed, provocative, hard-headed, wrong-headed and inspired in equal measure and opens up a whole new level of engagement with 'the Gaelic issue'.' - Malcom Maclean, Gaelic Arts Agency.'Let's be proud of standing on the outer edge of a crazy mainstream world - When the centre collapses, the periphery becomes central.' - Alistair McIntosh.
Lesley Riddoch is a Sony award-winning journalist and broadcaster. She was involved in the Isle of Eigg buyout with the local community and became a trustee of the Isle of Eigg Trust. She was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2006 for her columns in The Guardian and The Scotsman. Lesley currently runs her own independent radio, podcast and TV production company known as Feisty Ltd.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905222995 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905222998 |
| Title | Riddoch on the Outer Hebrides |
| Author | Lesley Riddoch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Luath Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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