Scots and Britons - Scottish Political Thought and the Union of 1603

Zusammenfassung This 1994 collection of essays by distinguished scholars from Britain and North America examines the background to! and consequences of! the creation of the British monarchy from a distinctively Scottish viewpoint and sheds new light on the Scots' participation in the invention of Britain. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: imagining Scotland: Scottish political thought and the problem of Britain 1560-1650 Roger A. Mason; Part I. Perspectives on Union: 1. The union of 1603 Jenny Wormald; 2. Scotland, the union and the idea of a 'General crisis' Maurice Lee, Jr.; 3. The vanishing emperor: British kingship and its decline Keith M. Brown; Part II. George Buchanan: 4. George Buchanan, James VI and neo-Classicism Rebecca W. Bushnell; 5. George Buchanan, James VI and the Presbyterians Roger A. Mason; 6. George Buchanan and the anti-monarchomachs J. H. Burns; Part III. Empire and Identity: 7. The Scottish Reformation and the Origins of Anglo-British imperialism Roger A. Mason; 8. Number and National consciousness: the Edinburgh mathematicians and Scottish political culture at the union of the crowns Arthur H. Williamson; 9. Law, sovereignty and the union Brian P. Levack; Part IV. The Convenanters: 10. The political ideas of a covenanting leader: Archibald Campbell, Marquis of Argyll Edward J. Cowan; 11. Lex rex iusto posita: Samuel Rutherford on the origins of government John D. Ford; Postscript: two kingdoms and three histories? Political thought in British contexts J. G. A. Pocock; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Professor Roger A. Mason, Roger A. Mason
• Con la collaborazione di: Roger A. Mason (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.04.2006
• EAN: 9780521026208
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02620-8
• Pagine: 340
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; History of Ideas, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Politics & government, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Politics and government