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been listed by paragraphs.
Introduction:
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Marx, C. (1976) Capital, Volume I, Pelican editon, London.
Grigor, I.F. (1979) Mightier than a lord: The Highland Crofters Struggle for
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Hunter, J. (1976) The Making of the Crofting Community, Donald, Edinburgh.
Macphail, I.M.M. (1989) The Crofters War, Acair, Stornoway.
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Club Farms:
Carter, I. (1971) Economic Models and the Recent History of the Highlands, Scottish
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Orr, W. (1982) Deer Forests, Landlords and Crofters, Donald, Edinburgh.
Chartist Land Plan provides the Inspiration and Model
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The National Land Company
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The Islay Scheme
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The Land Leagues emerge
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Macphail, I.M.M. (1989) The Crofters War, Acair, Stornoway.
Editors, Agitators and Social Moblisers
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The Commercial Land Company
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The Stornoway Trust, Mrs Thatchers Poll Tax and the extension of democratic
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The Mountaineers tackle some unfinished business
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The Mountainous Country Fund
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Footnotes:
1. The title is from the banner used by the Land Nationalisation
Society founded in 1881.
2. First Representation of the Select Committee of the National Land
Company, 1846.
3. RSPB: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (founded in
1889). It is the largest voluntary
conservation organisation in Europe with over 950,000 members. It manages some 130
wildlife
reserves in the UK covering some 230,000 acres.
SWT: Scottish Wildlife Trust (founded in 1964 ) It has over 15,000 members and
manages over
28,000 acres in Scotland.
JMT: John Muir Trust (founded in 1983) It has some 5,000 members and owns 35,000
acres in the Highlands.