{"product_id":"st-kilda-and-the-wider-world-book-andrew-fleming-9781905119004","title":"St Kilda and the Wider World","description":"Forty miles out into the Atlantic from the western isles of  Scotland lies the archipelago of St Kilda. Home to human  populations for more than 4000 years, the islands inhabitants  were evacuated from the main island in 1930 leaving it as a haven  for wildlife, a tourist destination and workplace for those  studying and monitoring the islands ecology and its radar station  built in the 1950s. Many of those writing about St Kilda have  emphasised the remoteness and insularity of its environment,  describing its population as having endured a wretched and  isolated existence marooned on an archipelago miles from  civilisation. In this book Andrew Fleming challenges such  interpretations. His history of the islands reviews the  archaeological evidence for the first inhabitants before 2000 BC,  how they lived and survived, and how they became integrated into  the wider world. Much of the book focuses on more recent times  where documentary sources relay in great detail the lives of St  Kildans over the past few centuries; how they farmed,  administered justice, took on communal responsibilities, their  religious, and other, beliefs, the impact of visitors to the  islands, and how events outside of the islands had an impact on  their lives. Described as a historical drama queen, this is an  excellent story of a remote island community which has been  mythologised by many commentators. Superb photographs do much of  the work of description.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49542837502225,"sku":"GOR006095823","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50275687498001,"sku":"GOR011641070","price":15.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53383876739345,"sku":"GOR005530797","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1905119003.jpg?v=1751447487","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/st-kilda-and-the-wider-world-book-andrew-fleming-9781905119004","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}