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| ISBN | Cover | Title | Author | Publisher | Year | Description | Ref. |
| 1862321418 | |
Radical Thread, The: Political Change in Scotland, Paisley Politics 1885-1924 | MacDonald, Catriona M.M. | Tuckwell Press | 2000 | A study of social and political changes in Scotland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with particular emphasis on the town of Paisley. | 846 |
| 1841582573 | no image available | All the Sweets of Being: A Life of James Boswell | Hutchinson, Roger | Birlinn | 2004 | For a long time, James Boswell (1740-95) was probably best known for his relationship with Samuel Johnson but he is now regarded as one of the most important Scottish writers of his period. This biography looks at his life and his meetings with numerous "celebrities" of his day, both in Britain and on his journeys through mainland Europe. | 905 |
| 0521891671 | |
Scottish Society, 1500-1800 | Houston, Robert Allen; Whyte, Ian D. (eds.) | Cambridge University Press | 2004 | This collection of essays deals with social issues in the 16th and 17th centuries. It surveys issues such as poverty, social organisation, population mobility, law and order and popular culture. Comparisons are made between the Scottish situation and England, Ireland and mainland Europe. | 927 |
| 0521892295 | no image available | The Historical Geography of Scotland Since 1707, The: Geographical Aspects of Modernisation | Turnock, David | Cambridge University Press | 2004 | This study spans three centuries and is divided into three sections by the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War. The development of towns and changes in the countryside are looked at over this time. | 931 |
| 0199247226 | |
Divided Gaels: Gaelic Cultural Identities in Scotland and Ireland | McLeod, Wilson | Oxford University Press | 2004 | This study of Scotland and Ireland in the late middle ages and early modern period looks at the cultural and political relationships between the two nations. The book`s conclusion is that Ireland was the culturally-dominant nation. | 932 |
| 1845300009 | no image available | Tour in Scotland | Cobbett, William | Grimsay Press | 2004 | William Cobbett undertook a long journey on horseback through Scotland and his account of that journey was published in 1832. This is a reprint of that well-known travelogue. | 1046 |
| 0907526675 | |
Scotland of Robert Burns, The | Strawhorn, John | Alloway Publishing | 1995 | A description of Scottish society in the time of Robert Burns. | 1054 |
| 1904607454 | |
Essays on the Nobility of Medieval Scotland | Keith Stringer (ed.) | John Donald Publishers | 2004 | This book consists of essays presented at the 1985 conference of the Scottish Baronial Research Group. They examine the nature of this group of prominent medieval landowners and their relationship to each other, the crown and the ordinary people. | 1379 |
| 1419167944 | no image available | The Journal Of A Tour To The Hebrides With Samuel Johnson | James Boswell | Kessinger Publishing | 2004 | James Boswell accompanied Samuel Johnson on their famous tour of Scotland in 1773. Their route took in Glasgow, Inveraray, Tobermory, Portree, Inverness, Banff, Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh. Boswells` account first appeared in 1785. | 1350 |
| 1419128000 | no image available | Journey To The Western Isles Of Scotland | Samuel Johnson | Lightning Source UK | 2004 | James Boswell accompanied Samuel Johnson on their famous tour of Scotland in 1773. Their route took in Glasgow, Inveraray, Tobermory, Portree, Inverness, Banff, Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh. Johnson`s account first appeared in 1775. | 1351 |
| 0748611851 | no image available | John Stuart Blackie: Patriot, Poet and Philosopher 1809-1895 | Gavin Wallace | Edinburgh University Press | 2004 | John Stuart Blackie (1809-95) studied theology and law and became Professor of Humanity at Aberdeen University then Professor of Greek at Edinburgh University. He also translated Goethe’s Faust and was a regular contributor to "Blackwood`s Magazine". He was involved in radically modernising the university curriculum and encouraged the study of Celtic history and culture. This biography describes his life and work in the context of events both in Scotland and Europe. | 1370 |
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