A Higher World by Michael Fry
This new and compelling history of eighteenth-century Scotland paints a rich and detailed portrait of the country at a time when it was of truly global significance.This journey from the Union of 1707 to its centenary and beyond covers every major aspect of national life from agriculture to philosophy.'Engaging and very readable.. an essential read for those wanting to get under the skin of modern Scottish history'
* Scottish Field *'Ambitious and well produced'
* Scotsman *Michael Fry was educated at Oxford and Hamburg Universities. He has held academic positions in Scotland at Strathclyde and Edinburgh Universities, in the US at Brown University, and in Germany at Leipzig University and the Max Franck Institute, Frankfurt. He is the author of ten books on modern Scottish history, including The Dundas Despotism (1993), The Scottish Empire (2001), Wild Scots, Four Hundred Years of Highland History (2005) and Edinburgh, a History of the City (2009). He has contributed to most major Scottish and British newspapers, and has been a regular columnist for The Scotsman, the Herald and The Sunday Times.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780272337 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780272332 |
| Title | A Higher World |
| Author | Michael Fry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2014-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 418 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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