Unearthing events that have barely been covered in recent published records, this account examines the conflicts of a remote Scottish Highland community in the 1900s, bringing to light a broad spectrum of social and economic concerns, including a remarkable willingness to fight for principles and the welfare of friends, neighbors, and coworkers. Exploring a wide range of experiences and loyalties, this history compares successes and failures, as well as compromises, to discover the historiographical significance of a forgotten land.
Author Biography
Nev Kirk is a professor of social and labor history at Manchester Metropolitan University and the author of Comrades and Cousins; The Growth of Working Class Reformism in Mid-Victorian England; Labour and Society in Britain and the USA 1780–1939; and Change Continuity and Class:Labour in British Society 1850–1920.