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Noble Society in Scotland: Wealth, Family and Culture, from Reformation to Revolution
Keith M. Brown
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Paperback. The author of this text challeges the the conventional view of the Scottish nobility as violent, unlearned and backward, with the aim of demonstrating that the nobility were as steeped in contemporary European debates and movements as they were rooted in local society. Num Pages: 370 pages, 30 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
The author draws on extensive research in the rich archives of the Scottish noble houses to demonstrate that the conventional view of the Scottish nobility is wrong. He shows that the nobility were as steeped in contemporary European debates and movements as they were rooted in local society. Far from holding back Scotland's economic and cultural development, they embraced economic change, seized financial opportunities, led the way in the pursuit of Renaissance ideals through their own learning and in the education of their children, and were partners in religious reform. Professor Brown makes extensive comparisons with the noble societies elsewhere ... Read more
The author draws on extensive research in the rich archives of the Scottish noble houses to demonstrate that the conventional view of the Scottish nobility is wrong. He shows that the nobility were as steeped in contemporary European debates and movements as they were rooted in local society. Far from holding back Scotland's economic and cultural development, they embraced economic change, seized financial opportunities, led the way in the pursuit of Renaissance ideals through their own learning and in the education of their children, and were partners in religious reform. Professor Brown makes extensive comparisons with the noble societies elsewhere ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748612994
SKU
V9780748612994
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