附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-258) and index.
List of figures and tables -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Western Highlands and islands in context, c. 1493-1820 -- 2. Chiefs, kinsmen and territories -- 3. The nature of the chiefly economy -- 4. Patterns of chiefly display and behavior -- 5. The transformation of chiefs into landlords -- 6. The farming township and the institutional basis of farming -- 7. The township economy -- 8. The farming township: Its strategies and constraints -- 9. The Western Highlands and islands on the eve of the clearances -- Bibliography -- Index.
