Three Archipelagos: Perspectives on Early Modern Barra
In a contribution to the ongoing reassessment of the history of early modern state 'peripheries', I offer an interpretation of the strategies framed and adopted by different factions within an under-researched Hebridean kindred during a transformative period defined by the gradual extensio...
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| Language: | English |
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Islands Book Trust
2017
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| Online Access: | https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/three-archipelagos-perspectives-on-early-modern-barra(d3ebdee2-9e1b-4f2d-88b0-18e506896730).html https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/files/2562321/Sti_bhart_Three_archipelagos_Perspectives_on_early_modern_Barra_.pdf https://islandsbooktrust.org/products/castles-and-galleys |
| Summary: | In a contribution to the ongoing reassessment of the history of early modern state 'peripheries', I offer an interpretation of the strategies framed and adopted by different factions within an under-researched Hebridean kindred during a transformative period defined by the gradual extension of Crown authority. I analyse the different and surprisingly extensive geographical matrices within which the clan operated, ranging from the local micro-archipelago, through the regional Hebridean meso-archipelago, to the international macro-archipelago of the North-East Atlantic Group, as well as how opposing blocs within the kindred responded both to contingent events and to wider structural constraints and opportunities. As a spur for further research, the article offers a 'vernacular vantage-point', a perspective complementary to conventional government-focused approaches in the history of early modern state-building. |
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