How The Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It
by Arthur Herman
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1606710494
- ISBN 13
- 9781606710494
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About This Item
From internal dust jacket:
For most of it's history, Scotland was a small, impoverished country with a reputation for violence, ignorance, and superstition. But suddenly, in the 18th century, it transformed itself into an intellectual superpower, providing the world with some of its greatest philosophers, architects, scientists, and men of letters. How did this remarkable phenomenon occur?
In How the Scots Invented the Modern World, Arthur Herman unravels the mystery of how Scotland quickly went from almost medieval levels of poverty and oppression to the highest literacy rate in Europe. Combining a seamless historical narrative with an impressive accumulation of evidence, Herman shows how Scotland provided Western civilization with some of its most enduring ideals, including democracy, free speech, equal opportunity, and universal education. The Scots, Herman writes, are the true inventors of the modern social sciences, including anthropology, history, sociology, and economics.
Book - Fine condition. Red paper over boards with gold gilt text on spine. Minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Fine condition. Minimal wear.
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472 pages including index.
Synopsis
How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The true story of how western Europe's poorest nation created our world & everything in it is a non-fiction book written by Arthur Herman. The book examines the origins of the Scottish Enlightenment and what impact it had on the modern world. Following the Great Man approach, Herman focuses on individuals and presents their biographies in the context of their individual fields and within the theme of the Scottish contributions to the world.
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- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe (US)
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- 1892
- Title
- How The Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It
- Author
- Arthur Herman
- Format/Binding
- Paper over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1606710494
- ISBN 13
- 9781606710494
- Publisher
- MJF Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 472
- Size
- 8.5 x 5.75 x 1.5in
- Keywords
- Scotland, reform, democracy, free speech, equal opportunity, education, anthropology, history, sociology, economics
- Bookseller catalogs
- History - World; Sociology; Economics;
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