Books by Eric Richards
Patrick Sellar and the Highland Clearances
by Eric Richards
A fascinating biography of notorious Sunderland factor and lawyer Patrick Sellar, who believed that the displaced Highlanders and their descendants would be better off in their new homes. His justification for his actions was that he was bringing civilization and enlightenment to where previously there had only been darkness and barbarity.
Patrick Sellar and the Highland Clearances
by Eric Richards
Eric Richards highlights the fact that there was nothing unique about the clearances. It was a manifestation, in the context of the Highlands and Islands, of something that was happening at the same time and has happened subsequently in many other parts of the world: the collision between modern, commercial capitalism and more traditional society.
Interviews where books by Eric Richards were recommended
The best books on The Highland Clearances, recommended by James Hunter
The Director of the Centre for History at the University of the Highlands and Islands talks to us about the history of the Highland Clearances in Scotland. Interesting reading on 19th Century Scottish history
