Scotland in the Nineteenth Century

Why, despite the unifying pressures of social and economic change within Britain, did Scotland remain a distinctive society in the nineteenth century? In this fresh new study, John McCaffrey assesses the importance of political and administrative responses as well as social and economic forces in shaping modern Scotland. Themes include the distinctiveness of that society''s artisans, merchants, lairds, professional classes and new migrants in producing a distinctive national political tradition. Particular attention is paid to its efforts to retain a recognisable identity within the evolving United Kingdom.>

About the author

JOHN F. MCCAFFREY is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Scottish History, University of Glasgow, UK.

Product details

• Authors: John F McCaffrey, John F. McCaffrey, McCaffrey John F.
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 24.08.1998
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
• EAN: 9780333587539
• ISBN: 978-0-333-58753-9
• Pages: 160
• Series: British History in Perspective; British History in Perspective
• Subjects: Migration, Tradition, Britain, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Society, Cultural Studies, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th Century, Migrant, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, Identity, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Great Britain, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, Politics & government, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Kingdom, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, migrants, bibliography