Island on the Edge of the World av Charles MacLean

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<p>For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered by missionaries, do-gooders and tourists, who brought with them money, disease and despotism. In 1930, the few remaining islanders were evacuated, no longer able to support themselves.<br><br>An exploration of the life and death of the remote Hebridean society, <i>Island on the Edge of the World </i>is a moving account of human endeavour.</p>