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Discovering the Scottish Revolution 1692-1746
Neil Davidson
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Description for Discovering the Scottish Revolution 1692-1746
paperback. Offers a groundbreaking reassessment of Scottish politics and society in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, Appendix: Marx and Engels on Scotland,bibliographical essay, notes, references. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
*Winner of the the Deutscher Memorial Prize 2003*
This book is a reassessment of Scottish politics and society in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. Neil Davidson argues that Scotland experienced a revolution during this period that has rarely been recognised in the existing historiography.
Davidson explores the political and economic changes of these years, revealing how social and economic power was transferred from one class to another. He describes how Scotland was transformed from a backward and feudal economy to a new centre of emergent capitalism.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745320533
SKU
V9780745320533
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Ref
99-50
About Neil Davidson
Neil Davidson lectured in Sociology with the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. He wrote several books on Scottish nationalism, including Discovering the Scottish Revolution 1692-1746 (Pluto Press, 2003) and The Origins of Scottish Nationhood (Pluto Press, 2000).
Reviews for Discovering the Scottish Revolution 1692-1746
'A provocative new book - restores the tradition of narrative to the art of history writing'
The Scotsman
The Scotsman