‘Every Scot should read it. Scotland now has the lively, provocative and positive history it deserves.’ Irvine Welsh, Guardian This is a dramatic and fascinating story of how Scotland developed the...
‘Every Scot should read it. Scotland now has the lively, provocative and positive history it deserves.’ Irvine Welsh, Guardian This is a dramatic and fascinating story of how Scotland developed the institutions, beliefs, and human character that made the West the most powerful culture in the world. Arthur Herman argues that Scotland's turbulent history, from...
‘Every Scot should read it. Scotland now has the lively, provocative and positive history it deserves.’ Irvine Welsh, Guardian
This is a dramatic and fascinating story of how Scotland developed the institutions, beliefs, and human character that made the West the most powerful culture in the world. Arthur Herman argues that Scotland's turbulent history, from William Wallace to the Presbyterian Lords of the Convention, laid the groundwork for the 'Scottish miracle’. Within a hundred years, the nation initially dominated by the stern and oppressive Scottish Church evolved into Europe's most educated society, producing an idea of modernization that has shaped much of culture as we know it. It follows the lives and works of thinkers like Adam Smith and David Hume, writers like Burns and Boswell, as well as architects, engineers, and inventors, and traces their legacy into the twentieth century. Written in a witty, erudite, and clear manner, The Scottish Enlightenment claims Scots' rightful place in the history of the western world.
Pages: 480, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
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