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The Stewart Mackenzies and their Management of their Wester Ross Estates, 1817–1837 斯图尔特·麦肯齐及其对韦斯特·罗斯地产的管理，1817-1837

Northern Scotland Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/nor.2023.0294

Finlay Mckichan

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Northern Scotland Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/nor.2023.0289

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Epistolary Exploits and Audible Adventures: Using Personal Testimony to Plot Patterns and Policies in Scottish-Australian Migration 书信的开发和听觉冒险:使用个人证词在苏格兰-澳大利亚移民的情节模式和政策

Northern Scotland Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/nor.2023.0295

Marjory Harper

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‘Most useful labor in time of peace’: Early Crofting Schemes in the Annexed Estates, 1763–1784 “和平时期最有用的劳动”:1763-1784年附属地的早期种植计划

Northern Scotland Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/nor.2023.0293

Juliette Desportes

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Contributors 贡献者

Northern Scotland Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/nor.2023.0290

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The Work and Legacy of Eric Richards 埃里克·理查兹的工作和遗产

Northern Scotland Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/nor.2023.0291

Annie Tindley

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Fraser in Fearn: Migration, Diaspora, and the Ghosts of Empire in the Return Visits of Peter Fraser (New Zealand Prime Minister) to the Highlands, 1935–1949 费伦的弗雷泽:1935-1949年彼得·弗雷泽(新西兰总理)对高地的回访中的移民、散居和帝国幽灵

Northern Scotland Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/nor.2023.0296

Jim MacPherson

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Eric Richards: An Appreciation 埃里克·理查兹:欣赏

Northern Scotland Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/nor.2023.0292

John M. MacKenzie

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Women, Riots and the Pre-Industrial Economy 妇女、骚乱和前工业经济

Northern Scotland Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/nor.2023.0297

Eric Richards

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Bog, Bothy, Zen: Introducing Sydney Scroggie's Environmental and Metaphysical Thought Bog, Bothy, Zen:介绍Sydney Scroggie的环境与形而上学思想

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Northern Scotland Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.3366/nor.2023.0283

Sarah Leith

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