Transformation Of Scotland

Author : Tom M. Devine
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-29
Category : Scotland
ISBN : 9780748653348

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Transformation of Scotland by Tom M. Devine Pdf

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. Fresh interpretations are revealed on such key and controversial issues as the impact of the Union of 1707, the Clearances, the rise and fall of Scottish heavy industry and the recent transformation of the modern economy. The distinctive features of the Scottish economic system are stressed but these are also analysed within a British and international context. The focus of the volume is both broad and detailed with full treatment of agriculture, finance, industry and the service sector as well as the impact of momentous economic changes on the lives of the people and the massive new role in the twentieth century of the state in economic affairs. At a time of intense debate on the present and future condition of Scotland under a devolved parliament and executive, this book provides the essential background and the long-run perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing the nation.

Author : Thomas Martin Devine,Clive Howard Lee,G. C. Peden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Scotland
ISBN : 0748679766

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The Transformation of Scotland by Thomas Martin Devine,Clive Howard Lee,G. C. Peden Pdf

Author : Thomas Martin Devine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006008564

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The Transformation of Rural Scotland by Thomas Martin Devine Pdf

"In the eighteenth century the old peasant society of lowland Scotland disappeared to be replaced by a new order of capitalist farmers and landless labourers. It was one of the most fundamental changes in modern Scottish history, but has never before been studied in detail." "In this groundbreaking book, T. M. Devine uses original and extensive archive material from four representative counties to explore this social revolution - a revolution unparalleled in Western Europe for its speed and scale. He compares developments in the Highlands of Scotland and in agrarian England, and covers a wide range of issues, including: the seventeenth-century rural social structure; the eighteenth-century agrarian economy; landlordism and improvement; the evolution of the tenant farming class; and the dispossession of the cottar class. It is an important and controversial book on a subject which has received inadequate study in the past."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Charles W J Withers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317332800

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Gaelic Scotland by Charles W J Withers Pdf

This book, originally published in 1988, examines the Highlands and Islands of Scotland over several centuries and charts their cultural transformation from a separate region into one where the processes of anglicisation have largely succeeded. It analyses the many aspects of change including the policies of successive governments, the decline of the Gaelic language, the depressing of much of the population into peasantry and the clearances.

Author : Anthony Cooke,Ian Donnachie,Ann MacSween,Christopher A. Whatley
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788854290

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Modern Scottish History: 1707 to the Present by Anthony Cooke,Ian Donnachie,Ann MacSween,Christopher A. Whatley Pdf

This is the first volume of a distance-learning history of Scotland course. The 26 major topics are covered in five books, designed for self-study and written to accompany the course. These volumes are: two tutorial volumes, two volumes of reprinted articles and essays, and a volume of documents. The first half of the course covers the period 1707 to 1850. Beginning with the Union of 1707 and Jacobitism, the course considers topics, including: industrialization, politics, religion, the environment, class, demography and culture, as well as looking at the differences between Highland and Lowland society and economy. The project team for this part of the course includes: C.G. Brown, G. Carruthers, A.J. Cooke, I. Donnachie, W.H. Fraser, M.T.G. Fry, B. Harris, A.I. Macinnes, I. Maver, T.C. Smout, N.L. Tranter, C.A. Whatley, I.D. Whyte and D.J. Withrington. The period 1850 to the present is covered in the second half of the course. Again, a wide range of topics is studied and some topics, such as industrialization, demography, urbanization, religion, class, education, culture, and Highland and Lowland society is continued. The project team for this second part of the course includes: R.D. Anderson, R. Anthony, C.G. Brown, E.A. Cameron, R.J. Finlay, J.O. Foster, C. Harvie, W. Kenefick, R.A. Lambert, I. Levitt, A.J. MacIvor, R.J. Morris and P.L. Payne.

Author : Andrew D. M. Barrell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 052158602X

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Medieval Scotland by Andrew D. M. Barrell Pdf

A one-volume political and ecclesiastical history of Scotland from the eleventh century to the Reformation.

Author : Graeme Morton
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748629534

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History of Everyday Life in Scotland, 1800 to 1900 by Graeme Morton Pdf

This volume explores the experience of everyday life in Scotland over two centuries characterised by political, religious and intellectual change and ferment. It shows how the extraordinary impinged on the ordinary and reveals people's anxieties, joys, comforts, passions, hopes and fears. It also aims to provide a measure of how the impact of change varied from place to place.The authors draw on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, including the material survivals of daily life in town and country, and on the history of government, religion, ideas, painting, literature, and architecture. As B. S. Gregory has put it, everyday history is 'an endeavour that seeks to identify and integrate everything - all relevant material, social, political, and cultural data - that permits the fullest possible reconstruction of ordinary life experiences in all their varied complexity, as they are formed and transformed.'

Author : Ian D. Whyte
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Scotland
ISBN : NWU:35556028318699

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Scotland's Society and Economy in Transition, C.1500-c.1760 by Ian D. Whyte Pdf

During the last twenty years there has been an explosion of new research into the development of Scotland from a small, backward country on the periphery of Europe to one poised to undergo industrialisation in step with England. This book provides an overview of key themes related to social change and economic development in early Modern Scotland aimed at demonstrating how this transformation occurred.

Author : Michael Anderson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198805830

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Scotland's Populations from the 1850s to Today by Michael Anderson Pdf

Scotland's Populations is a coherent and comprehensive description and analysis of the most recent 170 years of Scottish population history. With its coverage of both national and local themes, set in the context of changes in Scottish economy and society, this study is an essential and definitive source for anyone teaching or writing on modern Scottish history, sociology, or geography. Michael Anderson explores subjects such as population growth and decline, rural settlement and depopulation, and migration and emigration. It sets current and recent population changes in their long-term context, exploring how the legacies of past demographic change have combined with a history of weak industrial investment, employment insecurity, deprivation, and poor living conditions to produce the population profiles and changes of Scotland today. While focussing on Scottish data, Anderson engages in a rigorous treatment of comparisons of Scotland with its neighbours in the British Isles and elsewhere in Europe, which ensures that this is more than a one-country study.

Author : Rowan Strong
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002-03-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191530364

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Episcopalianism in Nineteenth-Century Scotland by Rowan Strong Pdf

Rowan Strong examines the history of Scottish Episcopalianism in the nineteenth century as a response to the new urbanizing and industrializing society of the time. In particular, he looks at the various Episcopalian sub-cultures which had to come to terms with these social and economic changes. These sub-cultures include Highland Gaels; North-East crofters, farmers and fisherfolk; urban Episcopalians; aristocratic Episcopalians; and Evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics. He provides also an outline of the history of Episcopalianism in Scotland from the sixteenth century to 1900, Rowan Strong addresses the issue of Episcopalianism and Scottish identity, which is topical today.

Author : Anthony Cooke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Scotland
ISBN : UOM:39015043762957

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Modern Scottish History 1707 to the Present: The transformation of Scotland, 1707-1850 by Anthony Cooke Pdf

Author : David McCrone
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781473987050

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The New Sociology of Scotland by David McCrone Pdf

With interdisciplinary coverage of a wide range of core topics – including social inequality, national identity, religion, sport and education – accompanied by comprehensive pedagogical features to encourage engagement, McCrone’s introduction provides students with an exciting new textbook on Scottish society

Author : Thomas Martin Devine
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Highlands (Scotland)
ISBN : 0719034817

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Clanship to Crofters' War by Thomas Martin Devine Pdf

This work charts the story of the people of the Scottish Highlands from the 1745 Jacobite uprising to the great crofter's rebellion in the 1880s - a story of defeat, social dissolution, emigration, rebellion and cultural revival.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264891111

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The Governance of Regulators Scotland’s Approach to Regulating Water Charges Innovation and Collaboration by OECD Pdf

The price regulation conducted by economic regulators is a high-stakes process, with significant and lasting impacts on current and future service quality and the overall performance of the regulated sector. This report tracks the efforts of the economic regulator of the Scottish water sector to make the results of its price-setting process work better for the customers of today and tomorrow, addressing issues such as customer engagement, sustainable asset management and climate change.

Author : Cairns Craig
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780748679331

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Intending Scotland by Cairns Craig Pdf

A major reconsideration of our understanding of the development of Scottish culture from the Enlightenment to the present day.