Art and Identity in Scotland Art and Identity in Scotland

Art and Identity in Scotland

A Cultural History from the Jacobite Rising of 1745 to Walter Scott

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Publisher Description

This lively and erudite cultural history of Scotland, from the Jacobite defeat of 1745 to the death of an icon, Sir Walter Scott, in 1832, examines how Scottish identity was experienced and represented in novel ways. Weaving together previously unpublished archival materials, visual and material culture, dress and textile history, Viccy Coltman re-evaluates the standard clichés and essentialist interpretations which still inhibit Scottish cultural history during this period of British and imperial expansion. The book incorporates familiar landmarks in Scottish history, such as the visit of George IV to Edinburgh in August 1822, with microhistories of individuals, including George Steuart, a London-based architect, and the East India Company servant, Claud Alexander. It thus highlights recurrent themes within a range of historical disciplines, and by confronting the broader questions of Scotland's relations with the rest of the British state it makes a necessary contribution to contemporary concerns.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2019
November 14
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
496
Pages
PUBLISHER
Cambridge University Press
SELLER
Cambridge University Press
SIZE
89.4
MB

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