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Book Synopsis Defoe in Edinburgh and Other Papers by : Paul Henderson Scott
Download or read book Defoe in Edinburgh and Other Papers written by Paul Henderson Scott and published by John Donald. This book was released on 1995 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays presented here form three main groups: From Defoe to Muir, Cultural Independance and Scotland To-day.
Download or read book Scotland written by Rosemary Goring and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2009-12-29 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A spirited collection of witnessing from all the periods of Scottish history”—in the words of Cromwell to Conan Doyle, poets to nurses to warriors (The New York Review of Books). This is a vivid, wide-ranging account of Scotland’s history, composed of numerous stories and observations by those who experienced it firsthand through the centuries. Contributors range from Tacitus, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Oliver Cromwell to Adam Smith, David Livingstone, and Billy Connolly. These include not only historic moments—from Bannockburn to the opening of the new Parliament in 1999—but also testimonies like that of the eight-year-old factory worker who was dangled by his ear out of a third-floor window for making a mistake; the survivors of the 1746 Battle of Culloden, who wished perhaps that they had died on the field; John Logie Baird, inventor of television; and great writers including Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and the editor of Encyclopedia Britannica. From the battlefield to the sports field, this is living, accessible history told by criminals, servants, housewives, poets, journalists, nurses, prisoners, comedians, and many more.
Book Synopsis Scottish Public Opinion and the Anglo-Scottish Union, 1699-1707 by : Karin Bowie
Download or read book Scottish Public Opinion and the Anglo-Scottish Union, 1699-1707 written by Karin Bowie and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2007 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anglo-Scottish union crisis is used to demonstrate the growing influence of popular opinion in this period.
Book Synopsis Celtic Identity and the British Image by : Murray Pittock
Download or read book Celtic Identity and the British Image written by Murray Pittock and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celtic Identity and the British Image explores the idea of the Celt and definition of the so-called ''Celtic Fringe'' over the last 300 years. It is the only in-depth study of the literary and cultural representation of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales over this period, and is based on an extremely wide-ranging grasp of issues of national identity and state formation. The idea of the Celt and Celticism is once again highly fashionable.
Book Synopsis Daniel Defoe by : Paula R. Backscheider
Download or read book Daniel Defoe written by Paula R. Backscheider and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1989 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout one of English history's most tumultuous periods, Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) took part in and reported on nearly every major political, religious, and social controversy. This widely acclaimed biography offers a fascinating account of Defoe's remarkable life. Paula Backscheider reveals new information about Defoe's secret career as a double agent, his daring business ventures, his dangerous pen—and his cat-and-mouse games with those who sought to control it. This is the definitive biography of one of eighteenth-century England's most influential figures—and one of the most prolific and widely read authors of all time
Book Synopsis Defoe's Review 1704-13, Volume 6 (1709-10), Part II by : John McVeagh
Download or read book Defoe's Review 1704-13, Volume 6 (1709-10), Part II written by John McVeagh and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-10-28 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Defoe's Review" tapped into a new cultural community, helping to create the climate for Steele and Addison to develop the "Tatler" and "Spectator" in later years. This volume is suitable for scholars researching the history and literature of the eighteenth century, as well as the history of print and the book.
Book Synopsis The Origins of Scottish Nationhood by : Neil Davidson
Download or read book The Origins of Scottish Nationhood written by Neil Davidson and published by Pluto Press. This book was released on 2000-04-20 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional view of the Scottish nation holds that it first arose during the Wars of Independence from England in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Although Scotland was absorbed into Britain in 1707 with the Treaty of Union, Scottish identity is supposed to have remained alive in the new state through separate institutions of religion (the Church of Scotland), education, and the legal system. Neil Davidson argues otherwise. The Scottish nation did not exist before 1707. The Scottish national consciousness we know today was not preserved by institutions carried over from the pre-Union period, but arose after and as a result of the Union, for only then were the material obstacles to nationhood – most importantly the Highland/Lowland divide – overcome. This Scottish nation was constructed simultaneously with and as part of the British nation, and the eighteenth century Scottish bourgeoisie were at the forefront of constructing both. The majority of Scots entered the Industrial Revolution with a dual national consciousness, but only one nationalism, which was British. The Scottish nationalism which arose in Scotland during the twentieth century is therefore not a revival of a pre-Union nationalism after 300 years, but an entirely new formation. Davidson provides a revisionist history of the origins of Scottish and British national consciousness that sheds light on many of the contemporary debates about nationalism.
Book Synopsis Sir Stamford Raffles And Some Of His Friends And Contemporaries: A Memoir Of The Founder Of Singapore by : John Bastin
Download or read book Sir Stamford Raffles And Some Of His Friends And Contemporaries: A Memoir Of The Founder Of Singapore written by John Bastin and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-03-29 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book — written by Dr John Bastin, a leading authority on the study of Sir Stamford Raffles — offers an alternative biographical account of Raffles, as seen through his relationship with some of his closest friends and contemporaries.The people featured include the naturalists Joseph Arnold, Thomas Horsfield and Nathaniel Wallich, who received support from Raffles in carrying on their scientific research, and the orientalist John Leyden, who influenced Raffles's study of Malay and Malay customs.Examining Raffles and his social circle presents an original perspective of the man and of the colonial world in which he lived, and his correspondence with his friends and scientific colleagues reflects his attitude and opinions on a range of issues, including his desire to extend the benefits of education. The book is a highly original contribution to the study of Raffles in the bicentenary year of his founding of Singapore.
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Edition of the Correspondence of Daniel Defoe by : Daniel Defoe
Download or read book The Cambridge Edition of the Correspondence of Daniel Defoe written by Daniel Defoe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive and authoritative edition of the correspondence of Daniel Defoe situates each letter in its biographical, literary, and historical contexts. A unique source for a turbulent period of British history, Defoe's correspondence spans topics including the first age of party marked by Tory and Whig rivalry, religious tensions between the Church and Dissenters, the uncertainty of the monarchical succession, the birth of Great Britain and its establishment as a global empire, and the use of the press to mould public opinion. As well as an introduction discussing Defoe's epistolary habits and the distinctive features of his letters, headnotes and annotations explain each document's occasion, beginning in 1703 with Defoe hunted by the government for sedition, and ending in 1730 with him again in hiding, fleeing creditors months before his death. The volume is illustrated with examples of Defoe's letters, offering a fresh window onto Defoe's manuscript habits.
Book Synopsis A Nation Again by : Paul Henderson Scott
Download or read book A Nation Again written by Paul Henderson Scott and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Scottish people prepare for their biggest ever collective decision with a proposed referendum near at hand, The Independence Book forcefully sets out the Case for Independence. The Imperative of Independence is demonstrated by varied distinguished authors, including contributions from Neil Kay, Tom Nairn and Betty Davies. Each author tackles the subject in a different way - personal, political, historical or academic - but the key denominator is clear: Independence Must Come. BACK COVER: If you believe in the Case for Independence, this book will provide you with a stirring endorsement of your view. If you are sceptical, it might well persuade you to convert to the cause. If you are downright hostile, this book could be dangeroud - it could prompt you to rethink. Suddenly Scottish Independence is within grasp. Is this a frivolous pipedream, a romantic illusion? Or is it, as the writers of this dynamic and positive collection of essays insist, an authentic political option, feasible and beneficial? As the Scottish people prepare for their biggest ever collective decision, this book forcefully sets out the Case for Independence. The distinguished authors, from a variety of different perspectives, argue the acase for the Imperative of Independence. The case is made in various styles - personal, political, academic, historical, philosophical. But the key denominator is clear - Independence Must Come: it will be good for Scotland (and England too).REVIEWS: If anyone were to ask me if there's a handy wee book which effectively argues the case for Scottish independence and, just as importantly, counters the main Unionist objections, then this is the book I'd recommend. It does what it says on the tin.
Download or read book Scottish Notes and Queries written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Scottish Notes and Queries by : John Bulloch
Download or read book Scottish Notes and Queries written by John Bulloch and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Defoe's Review 1704-13, Volume 6 (1709-10), Part I by : John McVeagh
Download or read book Defoe's Review 1704-13, Volume 6 (1709-10), Part I written by John McVeagh and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-11-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Defoe's Review" tapped into a new cultural community, helping to create the climate for Steele and Addison to develop the "Tatler" and "Spectator" in later years. This volume is suitable for scholars researching the history and literature of the eighteenth century, as well as the history of print and the book.
Download or read book Scotland written by Paul Henderson Scott and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After more than 300 years of union with its larger and wealthier neighbour, Scotland has the opportunity to be independent. It is a chance that well-known Scottish cultural and political commentator Paul Henderson Scott firmly believes should be taken. In Scotland: A Creative Past, An Independent Future, he looks to Scotland's vibrant literary and cultural heritage to envisage an independent nation. Revisiting aspects of Scotland's political and cultural past, from the Union of 1707 to literary figures including Robert Louis Stevenson and Alasdair Gray, this is a passionate and eloquent exploration of Scotland's past, and its potential future - a future where national confidence, culture and identity can flourish. Scott's provocative book persuasively argues the case for Independence, considering a variety of topics, both historic and current, cultural and political. But in every case, the benefits of Independence are clear. Scotland has the opportunity to become more confident, prosperous and contented - an opportunity that even the most sceptical reader will be persuaded that they should take.
Book Synopsis Defoe's Review 1704-13, Volume 5 (1708-9), Part I by : John McVeagh
Download or read book Defoe's Review 1704-13, Volume 5 (1708-9), Part I written by John McVeagh and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-11-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses one of Daniel Defoe's greatest, but least known works, his periodical the "Review of the State of the British Nation". Defoe's Review played a significant role in the birth of the modern press. It was not a newspaper dealing in facts but a journal of opinion and discussion.
Book Synopsis Writings on Travel, Discovery and History by Daniel Defoe, Part II vol 7 by : W R Owens
Download or read book Writings on Travel, Discovery and History by Daniel Defoe, Part II vol 7 written by W R Owens and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-10-28 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reveals the extraordinary range of Daniel Defoe's intellectual interests. Three volumes are devoted to major historical writings by Defoe. His "Memoirs of the Church of Scotland" and "History of the Union of Great Britain" are included here.
Download or read book The Encyclopaedia Britannica written by and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-03 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary Of Arts, Sciences, And General Literature; The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary Of Arts, Sciences, And General Literature; Thomas Spencer Baynes; Volume 2 Of The Encyclopaedia Britannica; Thomas Spencer Baynes 9 Thomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1898 Encyclopedias and dictionaries
