The poor had no lawyers : who owns Scotland (and how they got it)
Wightman, Andy2010
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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.
Main title:
The poor had no lawyers : who owns Scotland (and how they got it) / Andy Wightman.
Author:
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2010.
Collation:
xii, 339 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781841589077 (hbk)1841589071 (hbk)
Dewey class:
333.3'09411333.3209411333.32333.3941.1333.32094333.3094333.309411
Local class:
333.3
Language:
English
BRN:
557148