The Third Duke of Buccleuch and Adam Smith. Estate Management and Improvement in Enlightenment Scotland.
Brian Bonnyman
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By examining the influence of one of the 18th-century's foremost philosophers of improvement upon the career of one Scotland's largest landowners, this book explores the various influences - intellectual, economic, moral and political - which helped shape Scotland's distinctive agricultural revolution. Series: Scottish Historical Review Monographs. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
This book examines the career of Henry Scott, third Duke of Buccleuch (1746-1812), with particular focus on his relationship with his tutor and friend, the philosopher Adam Smith. Henry Scott, the third Duke of Buccleuch (1746-1812), presided over the management of one of the largest landed estates in Britain during a time of dramatic agrarian, social and political change. Tutored and advised by the philosopher Adam Smith, the Duke was also an important patron of the Scottish Enlightenment, lauded by the Edinburgh literati as an exemplar of patriotic nobility and civic virtue, while his alliance with Henry Dundas dominated Scottish ... Read more
This book examines the career of Henry Scott, third Duke of Buccleuch (1746-1812), with particular focus on his relationship with his tutor and friend, the philosopher Adam Smith. Henry Scott, the third Duke of Buccleuch (1746-1812), presided over the management of one of the largest landed estates in Britain during a time of dramatic agrarian, social and political change. Tutored and advised by the philosopher Adam Smith, the Duke was also an important patron of the Scottish Enlightenment, lauded by the Edinburgh literati as an exemplar of patriotic nobility and civic virtue, while his alliance with Henry Dundas dominated Scottish ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Scottish Historical Review Monographs
Number of Pages
232
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748642007
SKU
V9780748642007
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About Brian Bonnyman
Brian Bonnyman is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen.
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