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History Writing and Agency in the Scottish Highlands: Postcolonial Thought, the Work of James Macpherson (1736–1796) and Researching the Region's Past with Local Communities 苏格兰高地的历史写作和代理:后殖民思想，詹姆斯·麦克弗森(1736-1796)的工作，以及与当地社区一起研究该地区的过去

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Northern Scotland Pub Date : 2020-11-01 DOI: 10.3366/nor.2020.0217

J. Macpherson

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