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Aluminiumville: government, global business and the Scottish Highlands

by Andrew Perchard

£14.99

This book will be available from May 2012, and may pre-ordered by ringing us at Carnegie on 01524 840111.

In 1895 the fledgling British Aluminium Company started work on its first aluminium reduction works at Foyers on the banks of Loch Ness. By the outbreak of the First World War – a conflict that was to transform the perception of the metal and the industry – the company’s two Highland factories produced 12 per cent of the total global production of the metal. This book charts this neglected history of an industry that became inextricably tied to imperial interests and national defence, and its impacts on the communities and landscape around its Highland works. With a Foreword by Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP.

‘Aluminiumville is a magnificent achievement. It covers a great deal of ground. It is packed with interesting ideas and insights, all resting on extraordinarily thorough research.’

Binding:

softback

ISBN:

9781905472154

Pages:

448

Illustrations:

Date of Publication:

May 2012

Dimensions:

234 x 156 mm