| Discovering the Scottish Revolution 1692-1746 Contributor(s): Davidson, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745320538 ISBN-13: 9780745320533 Publisher: Pluto Press (UK) OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: This major new work of historical scholarship offers a groundbreaking reassesment of Scottish politics and society in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. Well-known Scottish historian Neil Davidson makes the controversial argument that, during this period, Scotland experienced a Revolution, which has had little recognition as such. He makes his case in a detailed historiography that is set to become a standard work for all serious Scottish history scholarship.Davidson explores the political and economic changes of these years, revealing how social and economic power was transferred from one class to another. He describes how Scotland was transformed from a backward and feudal economy to a new center of emergent capitalism. He traces the economic situation that led to Scotland's incorporation into the Union in 1707, and reveals how events in Scotland were integral to the survival and consolidation of the growth of British capitalism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 941.106 |
| LCCN: 2003274862 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.4" W x 8.6" (1.08 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This major new work of historical scholarship offers a groundbreaking reassessment of Scottish politics and society in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century that is set to become a standard work on the subject. Neil Davidson argues that Scotland experienced a revolution during this period that has rarely been recognised in the existing historiography. Davidson explores the political and economic changes of these years, revealing how social and economic power was transferred from one class to another. He describes how Scotland was transformed from a backward and feudal economy to a new centre of emergent capitalism. He traces the economic and social crisis that led to Scotland's incorporation into the Union in 1707, but argues that the Union did not lead to the transformation of Scottish society. The decisive period was instead the aftermath of the last Jacobite revolt in 1746, whose failure was integral to the survival and consolidation of British, and ultimately global capitalism. 'His opinions are bound to cause controversy and discussion ... a good thing as Scottish history desperately needs the airing and voicing of new approaches.' 'What is so good about Neil Davidson's brave study is that he brings a Marxist perspective to bear on Scottish history in very clear and readable prose. Quotations and statistics drawn from uncannily wide reading will make this book of great value even to those who disagree with it.' |
