A History of Everyday Life in Scotland, 1600 to 1800 - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0748619658 ISBN 13 : 9780748619658

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2010

Synopsis

This book explores the ordinary daily routines, behaviours, experiences and beliefs of the Scottish people during a period of immense political, social and economic change. It underlines the importance of the church in post-Reformation Scottish society, but also highlights aspects of everyday life that remained the same, or similar, notwithstanding the efforts of the kirk, employers and the state to alter behaviours and attitudes. Drawing upon and interrogating a range of primary sources, the authors create a richly coloured, highly-nuanced picture of the lives of ordinary Scots from birth through marriage to death. Analytical in approach, the coverage of topics is wide, ranging from the ways people made a living, through their non-work activities including reading, playing and relationships, to the ways they experienced illness and approached death.This volume: *Provides a rich and finely nuanced social history of the period 1600-1800 *Gets behind the politics of Union and Jacobitism, and the experience of agricultural and industrial 'revolution' *Presents the scholarly expertise of its contributing authors in a accessible way *Includes a guide to further reading indicating sources for further study

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Elizabeth Foyster is Senior College Lecturer and Fellow in History at Clare College, University of Cambridge Christopher A. Whatley is Professor of Scottish History, Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Dundee. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, he is currently co-editor of the four-volume History of Everyday Life in Scotland series (to be published by Edinburgh University Press).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0748619658
• ISBN 13: 9780748619658
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Éditeur: Foyster Elizabeth A, Whatley Christopher A.