Scotland's society and economy in transition, c.1500-c.1760 /
This book explores a number of significant themes in the development of Scotland between the early sixteenth century and the eve of the Industrial Revolution. Each theme involves a key set of relationships: lord and laird, landlord and tenant, kirk and culture, centre and locality, Highland and Lowl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York :
Macmillan ; St. Martin's Press,
1997.
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| Series: | Social history in perspective.
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| Summary: | This book explores a number of significant themes in the development of Scotland between the early sixteenth century and the eve of the Industrial Revolution. Each theme involves a key set of relationships: lord and laird, landlord and tenant, kirk and culture, centre and locality, Highland and Lowland, town and country, economic decline and growth. Each theme has been a focus for important new research and together they provide a series of interlocking facets illustrating the dynamic nature, richness and complexity of Scottish society during this period. |
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| Physical Description: | v, 182 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-177) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0333597605 9780333597606 0333597613 9780333597613 0312165145 9780312165147 |