Crofters and Habitants

Crofters and Habitants
Author: John Irvine Little
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 398
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780773508071


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In Crofters and Habitants, J.I. Little examines the ways in which two highly distinct social groups -- Gælic-speaking crofters from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and French-speaking habitants from south of Quebec City -- adapted to a common physical environment in the rugged Appalachian plateau of south-eastern Quebec.


Crofters and Habitants
Language: en
Pages: 398
Authors: John Irvine Little
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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In Crofters and Habitants, J.I. Little examines the ways in which two highly distinct social groups -- Gælic-speaking crofters from the Isle of Lewis in the Ou
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