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.>

List of contents

Maps
1800-1832: A Society in Transition
1832-1850: A New Society
1850-1886: North Britain
1886-1900: Realignments
1900-1914: New Directions?
Select Bibliography
Index.

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
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.08.1998
• EAN: 9780333587539
• ISBN: 978-0-333-58753-9
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: British History in Perspective; British History in Perspective
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries