How The Scots Invented The Modern World
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How The Scots Invented The Modern World
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Author : Arthur Herman
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2007-12-18
How The Scots Invented The Modern World written by Arthur Herman and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with History categories.
An exciting account of the origins of the modern world Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics—contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. Herman has charted a fascinating journey across the centuries of Scottish history. Here is the untold story of how John Knox and the Church of Scotland laid the foundation for our modern idea of democracy; how the Scottish Enlightenment helped to inspire both the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution; and how thousands of Scottish immigrants left their homes to create the American frontier, the Australian outback, and the British Empire in India and Hong Kong. How the Scots Invented the Modern World reveals how Scottish genius for creating the basic ideas and institutions of modern life stamped the lives of a series of remarkable historical figures, from James Watt and Adam Smith to Andrew Carnegie and Arthur Conan Doyle, and how Scottish heroes continue to inspire our contemporary culture, from William “Braveheart” Wallace to James Bond. And no one who takes this incredible historical trek will ever view the Scots—or the modern West—in the same way again.
How The Scots Invented The Modern World
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Author : Arthur Herman
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2002-09-24
How The Scots Invented The Modern World written by Arthur Herman and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-24 with History categories.
An exciting account of the origins of the modern world Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics—contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. Herman has charted a fascinating journey across the centuries of Scottish history. Here is the untold story of how John Knox and the Church of Scotland laid the foundation for our modern idea of democracy; how the Scottish Enlightenment helped to inspire both the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution; and how thousands of Scottish immigrants left their homes to create the American frontier, the Australian outback, and the British Empire in India and Hong Kong. How the Scots Invented the Modern World reveals how Scottish genius for creating the basic ideas and institutions of modern life stamped the lives of a series of remarkable historical figures, from James Watt and Adam Smith to Andrew Carnegie and Arthur Conan Doyle, and how Scottish heroes continue to inspire our contemporary culture, from William “Braveheart” Wallace to James Bond. And no one who takes this incredible historical trek will ever view the Scots—or the modern West—in the same way again.
How The Scots Invented The Modern World
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Author : Arthur Herman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
How The Scots Invented The Modern World written by Arthur Herman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Civilization, Modern categories.
This lively bestseller traces the history of Scotland's many contributions to our culture, drawing on the most recent research of scholars and historians to demonstrate just how central the Scots have been throughout the rise of the West.
Summary Of Arthur Herman S How The Scots Invented The Modern World
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Author : Everest Media,
language : en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date : 2022-04-15T22:59:00Z
Summary Of Arthur Herman S How The Scots Invented The Modern World written by Everest Media, and has been published by Everest Media LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-15T22:59:00Z with History categories.
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Scottish Reformation was the work of one man, John Knox, and he was able to turn the Scots into God’s chosen people and turn Scotland into the New Jerusalem. He imposed the Calvinist Sabbath on Scottish society, and banned all traditional forms of collective fun. #2 The Kirk, which was the main church in Scotland, turned its back on secular values and embraced God alone. It created a new society in the image of Knox’s utopian ideal. #3 Knox despised political authority, and treated all monarchs he came across with impatience and contempt. Yet he knew that monarchs were ordained by God, and that the people had to defend their political power against any interlopers. #4 The dream of the people as sovereign died in Scotland with the death of John Knox, but it left its trace within the church itself in the system of synods peculiar to every parish and province in Scotland.
The Scottish Enlightenment
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Author : Arthur Herman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Scottish Enlightenment written by Arthur Herman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Drawing on the most recent research, but written for the ordinary reader, this book looks at the influence of Scotland and the ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment upon western culture.
The Scots
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Author : Alistair Moffat
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2011-05-01
The Scots written by Alistair Moffat and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with History categories.
History has always mattered to Scots, and rarely more so than now at the outset of a new century, with a new census appearing in 2011 and after more than ten years of a new parliament. An almost limitless archive of our history lies hidden inside our bodies and we carry the ancient story of Scotland around with us. The mushrooming of genetic studies, of DNA analysis, is rewriting our history in spectacular fashion. In The Scots: A Genetic Journey, Alistair Moffat explores the history that is printed on our genes, and in a remarkable new approach, uncovers the detail of where we are from, who we are and in so doing colour vividly a DNA map of Scotland.
A History Of Scotland
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Author : Neil Oliver
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-12-17
A History Of Scotland written by Neil Oliver and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-17 with History categories.
The dramatic story of Scotland - by charismatic television historian, Neil Oliver. Scotland is one of the oldest countries in the world with a vivid and diverse past. Yet the stories and figures that dominate Scottish history - tales of failure, submission, thwarted ambition and tragedy - often badly serve this great nation, overshadowing the rich tapestry of her intricate past. Historian Neil Oliver presents a compelling new portrait of Scottish history, peppered with action, high drama and centuries of turbulence that have helped to shape modern Scotland. Along the way, he takes in iconic landmarks and historic architecture; debunks myths surrounding Scotland's famous sons; recalls forgotten battles; charts the growth of patriotism; and explores recent political developments, capturing Scotland's sense of identity and celebrating her place in the wider world.
The Viking Heart
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Author : Arthur Herman
language : en
Publisher: Mariner Books
Release Date : 2021
The Viking Heart written by Arthur Herman and has been published by Mariner Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with History categories.
From a New York Times best-selling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, a sweeping epic of how the Vikings and their descendants have shaped history and America
Gun Lap
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Author : Robert Wolgemuth
language : en
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Release Date : 2021-05-25
Gun Lap written by Robert Wolgemuth and has been published by B&H Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-25 with Religion categories.
You may think you’re too old to run fast, but you’re not too old to run well. When the lead runner starts his final lap in a long-distance race, the starter fires his pistol for the second time. This signals the start of the gun lap—the last chance to leave it all out on the track. “Gun Lap” is for men who are running their last lap. Or maybe younger men who are looking ahead to their gun lap, but want to live the rest of their lives with purpose and strength. This is no small thing. In fact, it’s a big deal, because we only get one chance at this life. The author of the New Testament book of Hebrews agrees...wrote, “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (12:1 CSB). Perseverance. No word better describes the goal of this race…every lap…including the last one. “Gun Lap” will help you pay close attention to the strides you have left.
The Invention Of Scotland
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Author : Hugh Trevor-Roper
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-07-16
The Invention Of Scotland written by Hugh Trevor-Roper and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-16 with History categories.
This book argues that while Anglo-Saxon culture has given rise to virtually no myths at all, myth has played a central role in the historical development of Scottish identity. Hugh Trevor-Roper explores three myths across 400 years of Scottish history: the political myth of the "ancient constitution" of Scotland; the literary myth, including Walter Scott as well as Ossian and ancient poetry; and the sartorial myth of tartan and the kilt, invented--ironically, by Englishmen--in quite modern times. Trevor-Roper reveals myth as an often deliberate cultural construction used to enshrine a people's identity. While his treatment of Scottish myth is highly critical, indeed debunking, he shows how the ritualization and domestication of Scotland's myths as local color diverted the Scottish intelligentsia from the path that led German intellectuals to a dangerous myth of racial supremacy. This compelling manuscript was left unpublished on Trevor-Roper's death in 2003 and is now made available for the first time. Written with characteristic elegance, lucidity, and wit, and containing defiant and challenging opinions, it will absorb and provoke Scottish readers while intriguing many others. "I believe that the whole history of Scotland has been coloured by myth; and that myth, in Scotland, is never driven out by reality, or by reason, but lingers on until another myth has been discovered, or elaborated, to replace it."-Hugh Trevor-Roper