Changing Identities, Ancient Roots: The History of West Dunbartonshire from Earliest Times - Couverture souple

 
9780748625611: Changing Identities, Ancient Roots: The History of West Dunbartonshire from Earliest Times
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0748625615 ISBN 13 : 9780748625611
Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2006

Synopsis

The aim of this book is to place developments in the region of West Dunbartonshire, that is, the area covered by Clydebank, Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven running up to the southern end of Loch Lomond, in the context of the larger national - and indeed international - historical developments to which they contribute and which they may illustrate.The region concerned is a Scotland in microcosm. It contains an early Celtic capital in Dumbarton, the preferred palace and the site of the death of Robert the Bruce in Cardross, the birthplace of Tobias Smollett, key cradles of the Industrial Revolution and the home of the winners of the earliest football World Cup. It is through the prism of the region’s specificities that the development of the nation - and its social and political economy as a whole - can be seen in a very particular light.This history uses a regional basis to examine large-scale issues through specific local and regional events. It is, therefore, not simply a local history (although it will clearly have an additional local market, not otherwise likely to buy such a book). It is a substantial study of interest to academics and historians worldwide both for its contents and its method, which without being entirely pioneering is innovative. It is also accessible to interested general readers.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ian Brown is Emeritus Professor in Drama at Kingston University and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Scottish Literature at Glasgow University. He is the General Editor of The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature (EUP: 2007) and widely published on aspects of theatre and literature. He is also a playwright and poet.

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Éditeur
Edinburgh University Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0748625615
ISBN 13 
9780748625611
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
232
Éditeur
Brown Ian
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780748625604: Changing Identities, Ancient Roots: The History of West Dunbartonshire from Earliest Times

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ISBN 10 :  0748625607 ISBN 13 :  9780748625604
Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2006
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