03314nam 2200565 a 450 991045573580332120200520144314.01-78371-571-51-84964-191-90-585-48904-1(CKB)111087027773108(StDuBDS)AH22933484(SSID)ssj0000139786(PQKBManifestationID)11144878(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000139786(PQKBWorkID)10029257(PQKB)10856233(MiAaPQ)EBC3386421(MiAaPQ)EBC5390962(Au-PeEL)EBL3386421(CaPaEBR)ebr10479998(OCoLC)929138737(EXLCZ)9911108702777310820030306d2003 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrDiscovering the Scottish Revolution, 1692-1746[electronic resource] /Neil DavidsonLondon ;Sterling, Va. Pluto Press20031 online resource (400 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7453-2053-8 0-7453-2054-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-363) and index.This major new work of historical scholarship offers a groundbreaking reassessment of Scottish politics and society in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century that is set to become a standard work on the subject. Neil Davidson argues that Scotland experienced a revolution during this period that has rarely been recognised in the existing historiography. Davidson explores the political and economic changes of these years, revealing how social and economic power was transferred from one class to another. He describes how Scotland was transformed from a backward and feudal economy to a new centre of emergent capitalism. He traces the economic and social crisis that led to Scotland's incorporation into the Union in 1707, but argues that the Union did not lead to the transformation of Scottish society. The decisive period was instead the aftermath of the last Jacobite revolt in 1746, whose failure was integral to the survival and consolidation of British, and ultimately global capitalism. 'His opinions are bound to cause controversy and discussion ... a good thing as Scottish history desperately needs the airing and voicing of new approaches.' John R Young, Albion. 'What is so good about Neil Davidson's brave study is that he brings a Marxist perspective to bear on Scottish history in very clear and readable prose. Quotations and statistics drawn from uncannily wide reading will make this book of great value even to those who disagree with it.' Angus Calder, author of Revolutionary Empire and Revolving Culture: Notes from the Scottish RepublicScotlandPolitics and government1689-1745ScotlandHistoryRevolution of 1688ScotlandSocial conditions18th centuryElectronic books.941.106Davidson Neil1957-915788MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455735803321Discovering the Scottish Revolution, 1692-17462053018UNINA