A Higher World A Higher World

A Higher World

Scotland 1707-1815

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Description de l’éditeur

This new and compelling history of eighteenth-century Scotland paints a rich and detailed portrait of the country at a time when it was of truly global significance. This journey from the Union of 1707 to its centenary and beyond takes in vivid scenes from all over the country, and ranges up and down the social scale from peeresses to prostitutes, from lairds to lunatics, and covers every major aspect of national life from agriculture to philosophy.

Whilst most other Scottish histories published in recent times concentrate on social and economic history, Michael Fry demonstrates that any true understanding of the nation, in the past as in the present, needs to pay at least as much attention to politics and culture. The social and the economic history show us how Scotland was integrated into Britain, whilst the political history and the cultural history show us why the integration was never complete.

In this book both sides are surveyed, offering new perspectives on Scotland's experience within the Union.

GENRE
Histoire
SORTIE
2014
1 novembre
LANGUE
EN
Anglais
LONGUEUR
496
Pages
ÉDITIONS
Birlinn
TAILLE
8,6
Mo

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