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The first Scottish enlightenment : rebels, priests, and history /

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This book argues that the 'first' Scottish Enlightenment was championed by minority groups traditionally assumed to have been backward-looking and conservative--Jacobites, Episcopalians, and Catholics--and that it resulted in a dramatic transformation of how Scots understood their history.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jackson Williams, Kelsey, 1986- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Enlightenment > Scotland.
Siècle des Lumières > Écosse.
Great Britain.
Europe.
Renaissance.
Modern.
History.
RELIGION.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
Enlightenment
Scotland
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book argues that the 'first' Scottish Enlightenment was championed by minority groups traditionally assumed to have been backward-looking and conservative--Jacobites, Episcopalians, and Catholics--and that it resulted in a dramatic transformation of how Scots understood their history.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 351 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192537584
019253758X
9780192537591
0192537598
9780191846960
0191846961