Opening book details…
Can I read The Oxford Handbook of Modern Scottish History (Oxford Handbooks) on EtoBox?
The Oxford Handbook of Modern Scottish History (Oxford Handbooks) by Devine, T. M.; Wormald, Jenny; is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Oxford Handbook of Modern Scottish History (Oxford Handbooks) about?
## Abstract Over the last three decades, major advances in research and scholarship have transformed understanding of the Scottish past. In this study, some of the most eminent writers on the subject, together with emerging talents, have combined to produce a large-scale volume, which reconsiders the classic themes of the nation's history since the sixteenth century, as well as a number of new topics that are only now receiving detailed attention. Such major themes as the Reformation, the Union of 1707, the Scottish Enlightenment, clearances, industrialization, empire, emigration, and The Great War are approached from novel perspectives, but so too are such issues as the Scottish environment, myth, family, criminality, the literary tradition, and Scotland's contemporary history. All articles contain syntheses of current knowledge, but their authors also stand back and reflect critically on the questions that still remain unanswered, the issues which generate dispute and controversy, and sketch out, where appropriate, the agenda for future research. This publication also places the Scottish experience firmly in an international historical experience with a considerable focus on the
Who reads The Oxford Handbook of Modern Scottish History (Oxford Handbooks)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Devine, T. M.; Wormald, Jenny;
- Publisher
- IRL Press at Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780191750687
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Western, History, European History