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Invisible Country
Door James Campbell
| Categorie | Ontdekkingsreizen & Expedities |
|---|---|
| Boeknummer | #285189 |
| Titel | Invisible Country: A Journey Through Scotland |
| Auteur | Campbell, James |
| Boektype | Paperback |
| Uitgeverij | New York, New Amsterdam |
| Jaar van uitgave | 1981 |
| ISBN10 | 0941533948 |
| ISBN13 | 9780941533942 |
| Taal | Engels |
| Samenvatting | How can a politically disabled nation create a history for itself? James Campbell sets out across Scotland to answer his own question. From the bustle of the Edinburgh Festival and the sleaziness of Sin City Aberdeen to the depopulated Highlands ( the last great European wilderness ), a history of thoughts, fears, and aspirations evolves from his conversations with the local inhabitants. The Invisible Country is seen in different ways by the people he meets: in the Big Idea of Scottish Independence, the romanticism of the English lairds, the money-spinning talk of the oil troubleshooters, and the grim resentfulness of the South Western-Islanders. In many ways the book is a disturbing account of a country which was described by Edwin Muir as becoming lost to history. But Campbell's observations, always thoughtful and pertinent, reveal not only the despair but also the humor and strength at the heart of a Scotland which, though very real, cannot always be seen. |
| Pagina's | 163 |
| Conditie | Goed |
| Prijs | € 10,00 |
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