Modern Scottish History: 1707 to the Present: Volume 2: The Modernisation of Scotland, 1850 to Present (Paperback)

Modern Scottish History: 1707 to the Present: Volume 2: The Modernisation of Scotland, 1850 to Present By Anthony Cooke (Editor), Ian Donnachie (Editor), Ann Macsween (Editor) Cover Image

Modern Scottish History: 1707 to the Present: Volume 2: The Modernisation of Scotland, 1850 to Present (Paperback)

By Anthony Cooke (Editor), Ian Donnachie (Editor), Ann Macsween (Editor)

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This is the second volume of a distance-learning history of Scotland course. This book covers 1850 to the present. 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.
Product Details ISBN: 9781904607618
ISBN-10: 1904607616
Publisher: John Donald Publishers
Publication Date: March 28th, 2008
Pages: 304
Language: English