Discovering the Scottish Revolution 1692-1746 -- Hardback

Discovering the Scottish Revolution 1692-1746 -- Hardback

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  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780745320540
  • DDC分類 941

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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.' John R Young, Albion.'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.' Angus Calder, author of Revolutionary Empire and Revolving Culture: Notes from the Scottish Republic

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction 12: Three Dimensions of Socio-Economic Crisis: the 1690s 3: From Hanoverian Succession to Incorporating Union, 1700-1707 4: Scotland and the British State: From Crisis to Consolidation, 1708-1716 5: Agricultural Improvement and Social Transformation, 1716-1744 6: The End of the British Revolution, 1745-1746 Conclusion Appendix: Marx and Engels on Scotland Bibliographical Essay Notes and References