Toiling in the Vale of Tears: Everyday Life and Resistance in South Uist, Outer Hebrides, 1760-1860

International Journal of Historical Archeology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-122

  Symonds, James ^a  

^a Res Sch Archaeo and Archaeo Sci   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Everyday life; Historical archaeology; Outer Hebrides; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342575781     PISSN: 10927697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021949701139     Document Type: Article

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