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8%OFFSheila Szatkowski - Enlightenment Edinburgh: A Guide - 9781780273730 - V9781780273730
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Enlightenment Edinburgh: A Guide

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During the 18th century, Edinburgh was the intellectual hub of the Western world. Adam Smith, David Hume, Dugald Stewart and Adam Ferguson delivered their diverse tomes on philosophy and political economy. Others such as James Hutton, Joseph Black, Lord Hailes, Sir John Clerk of Eldin and Robert Adam pushed ahead with new discoveries and ideas in the fields of science, medicine, law and architecture.

If Edinburgh was the beating heart of this Scottish Enlightenment then its physical embodiment was the New Town and the great civic improvements in the old medieval city. In this informative and highly illustrated guide ... Read more

It is a book about people and places, clubs and conversations, and a celebration of how topography and cultural achievement came together to create the great enlightenment city that is Edinburgh.

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Product Details

Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780273730
SKU
V9781780273730
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Sheila Szatkowski
Sheila Szatkowski is an historian and writer who has lectured and written extensively on Edinburgh characters of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. She is founder of The 227 Club, whose main purpose is the celebration of the humour and conviviality of the Scottish Enlightenment.

Reviews for Enlightenment Edinburgh: A Guide
'This appealing, elegant and lively book would be an excellent companion for a first-time visitor . . . but it is also a work that can be read with pleasure and profit by any resident of Edinburgh'
Iain Gordon Brown
Book of the Old Edinburgh Club
'Gives us snippets and gems found in little known corners . ... Read more

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