Scottish Society 1707-1830: Beyond Jacobitism, Towards Industrialisation

by Christopher A. Whatley

Book Overview

Scottish Society, 1707-1830 challenges much conventional wisdom and provides readers with many new insights into Scottish social and economic history. Argues that the Union of 1707 was vital for Scottish success, but in ways which have hitherto been overlooked. Contests received wisdom on issues such as the role of the Kirk and other agencies for inculcating order, and argues that the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in Scotland were years...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071904541X
• ISBN13: 9780719045417
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"