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- catalog abstract ""This book analyses the origins, development and impact of British Army recruiting in the Scottish Highlands in the period from 1739 to 1815. It examines the interaction of government, landlords and tenantry. Recruiting is analysed within the context of rapid socio-economic change. The emphasis is on tenant reactions to recruiting, and the study concludes that this was a vital factor in bringing about change in the tenurial structure in the region. Both the decline of the tacksman and the emergence of crofting are linked to the process of regiment raising." "Military recruiting involved a clear recognition on the part of the Highland landlords and tenantry that the Empire and the 'fiscal military state' offered alternative sources of revenue. Both groups 'colonised' various levels of the state's military machine. As a result of this close involvement, the government remained a vital influence in the area well after 1745, and a major player in the region's economy. Recruiting was not simply a residue of clanship, rather it was a form of commercial activity, analogous to kelping."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12287055.
- catalog coverage "Highlands (Scotland) History, Military.".
- catalog coverage "Scotland History 18th century.".
- catalog coverage "Scotland History 19th century.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""This book analyses the origins, development and impact of British Army recruiting in the Scottish Highlands in the period from 1739 to 1815. It examines the interaction of government, landlords and tenantry. Recruiting is analysed within the context of rapid socio-economic change. The emphasis is on tenant reactions to recruiting, and the study concludes that this was a vital factor in bringing about change in the tenurial structure in the region. Both the decline of the tacksman and the emergence of crofting are linked to the process of regiment raising." "Military recruiting involved a clear recognition on the part of the Highland landlords and tenantry that the Empire and the 'fiscal military state' offered alternative sources of revenue. Both groups 'colonised' various levels of the state's military machine. As a result of this close involvement, the government remained a vital influence in the area well after 1745, and a major player in the region's economy. Recruiting was not simply a residue of clanship, rather it was a form of commercial activity, analogous to kelping."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-266) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 290 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "More fruitful than the soil.".
- catalog identifier "1862321612 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "More fruitful than the soil.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "East Linton : Tuckwell,".
- catalog relation "More fruitful than the soil.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Colonies".
- catalog spatial "Highlands (Scotland) History, Military.".
- catalog spatial "Scotland History 18th century.".
- catalog spatial "Scotland History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "941.1/507 21".
- catalog subject "DA880.H6 M45 2000".
- catalog subject "Great Britain. Army Recruiting and enlistment History.".
- catalog subject "Great Britain. Army Recruiting, enlistment, etc. History.".
- catalog subject "Scots Great Britain Colonies History.".
- catalog title "More fruitful than the soil : army, empire, and the Scottish Highlands, 1715-1815 / Andrew McKillop.".
- catalog type "text".