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16 produkter
Transformation of Scotland
The Economy since 1700
Häftad, 2005
426 kr
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This is the first comprehensive history of the Scottish economy over the last three centuries to appear in a generation. Written by leading scholars in the field, it presents ‘state of the art’ research in an accessible style to all those interested in understanding the historical context of modern …
Scotland and the Union 1707-2007
Häftad, 2008
398 kr
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A comprehensive examination of the past, present and future prospects of the Anglo-Scottish Union, this book is written by the cream of the academic talent in modern Scottish history and Scottish politics. It appeals to a wide readership while conforming to the highest standards of scholarship and …
Recovering Scotland's Slavery Past
The Caribbean Connection
Inbunden, 2015
1958 kr
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For more than a century and a half the real story of Scotland’s connections to transatlantic slavery has been lost to history and shrouded in myth. There was even denial that the Scots unlike the English had any significant involvement in slavery .Scotland saw itself as a pioneering abolitionist …
Tobacco Lords
Scotland and the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic
Häftad, 2024
280 kr
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In the eighteenth century, Glasgow and its outports became the dominant force in the highly lucrative tobacco commerce from the Americas to Europe.This prize-winning book explains why such remarkable success came about against fierce international competition, provides a detailed assessment of the …
Recovering Scotland's Slavery Past
The Caribbean Connection
Häftad, 2015
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309 kr
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For more than a century and a half the real story of Scotland’s connections to transatlantic slavery has been lost to history and shrouded in myth. There was even denial that the Scots unlike the English had any significant involvement in slavery .Scotland saw itself as a pioneering abolitionist …
New Scots
Scotland’s Immigrant Communities since 1945
Av Tom M. Devine, Angela McCarthy
Inbunden, 2018
1958 kr
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This is the first wide-ranging, cross-disciplinary overview of immigration to Scotland in recent history and its impact on both the newcomers and the host society. It examines key themes relating to postwar migration by showcasing the experiences of many of Scotland’s most striking immigrant …
New Scots
Scotland’s Immigrant Communities since 1945
Av Tom M. Devine, Angela McCarthy
Häftad, 2018
309 kr
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This is the first wide-ranging, cross-disciplinary overview of immigration to Scotland in recent history and its impact on both the newcomers and the host society. It examines key themes relating to postwar migration by showcasing the experiences of many of Scotland’s most striking immigrant …
Clearance and Improvement
Land, Power and People in Scotland, 1700-1900
E-bok, 2010
315 kr
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Social and economic changes included an increase in production of food and raw materials, in turn sustaining the remarkable growth of towns and cities over this period. However, in the folk memory of Scotland the social and cultural costs of the revolution loom much larger: the loss of land for …
Conflict and Stability in Scottish Society, 1700-1850
E-bok, 2001
315 kr
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Between the early eighteenth and the middle decades of the nineteenth century, Scottish society was transformed by industrialisation, urbanisation and major changes in agriculture and rural society. The rate of town and city growth was among the fastest in western Europe, migration and emigration …
Great Highland Famine
Hunger, Emigration and the Scottish Highlands in the Nineteenth Century
E-bok, 2021
294 kr
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The Great Hunger in nineteenth-century Ireland was a major human tragedy of modern times. Almost a million perished and a further two million emigrated in the wake of potato blight and economic collapse. Acute famine also gripped the Scottish Highlands at the same time, causing misery, hardship and …
Irish Immigrants and Scottish Society in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Proceedings of the Scottish Historical Studies Seminar, University of Strathclyde, 1989/90
E-bok, 2001
315 kr
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The Irish were the single largest group of immigrants to Scotland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the original settlers and their descendants have had a major impact on modern Scottish society, culture and politics. This book of original studies is the first major reassessment of the …
Eighteenth Century Scotland
New Perspectives
Av John R. Young, Tom M. Devine
E-bok, 2022
288 kr
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This impressive collection of essays is based on a two-year seminar series of the Research centre in Scottish History at the University of Strathclyde. New and original research, as well as historiographical overviews and commentaries, illuminate the study of this formative century in the creation …
Great Highland Famine
Hunger, Emigration and the Scottish Highlands in the Nineteenth Century
Häftad, 2021
354 kr
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The Great Hunger in nineteenth-century Ireland was a major human tragedy of modern times. Almost a million perished and a further two million emigrated in the wake of potato blight and economic collapse. Acute famine also gripped the Scottish Highlands at the same time, causing misery, hardship and …
Scotland in the Twentieth Century
Av Tom M. Devine, Richard J Finlay
Häftad, 1996
408 kr
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This ambitious project surveys the massive changes the 20th century has brought to Scotland. The nation's leading commentators give an overview of the most important trends, providing new insights and fresh perspectives. Comparative reference to other societies in the UK and Europe highlight the …
Transformation of Scotland
The Economy since 1700
Inbunden, 2005
1540 kr
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This is the first comprehensive history of the Scottish economy over the last three centuries to appear in a generation. Written by leading scholars in the field, it presents ‘state of the art’ research in an accessible style to all those interested in understanding the historical context of modern …
The Great Highland Famine
Hunger, Emigration and the Scottish Highlands in the Nineteenth Century
Häftad, 2004
348 kr
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The Great Hunger in nineteenth-century Ireland was a major human tragedy of modern times. Almost a million perished and a further two million emigrated in the wake of potato blight and economic collapse. Acute famine also gripped the Scottish Highlands at the same time, causing misery, hardship and …
