Social Change in the Age of Enlightenment
Edinburgh 1660-1760
Seiten
1994
Clarendon Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-820438-1 (ISBN)
Clarendon Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-820438-1 (ISBN)
In this comprehensive study of Edinburgh over a century of social transformation, R. A. Houston explains how changes in social attitudes and values took root in a period which witnessed dramatic political, economic, and intellectual developments. It is a major contribution not only to Scottish but also to British history.
Eighteenth-century Edinburgh was the cradle of the Scottish Enlightenment. The lives and ideas of its prominent figures have received extensive treatment, but little attention has been paid to the society which produced them. In this comprehensive study of Edinburgh over a century of social change, R. A. Houston offers unrivalled breadth of analysis of the ways in which urban life was transformed. Chapters on social relationships, the use of space, the place of the poor in Scotland's capital, religious values and attitudes to urban living, riot and popular protest, and developments in political economy build up to a powerful argument about social change. As well as providing unique depth of context for Englightenment studies, this book explains how broader changes in social attitudes and values took root in a century which witnessed dramatic political, economic, and intellectual developments. It is a major contribution not only to Scottish but also to British history.
Eighteenth-century Edinburgh was the cradle of the Scottish Enlightenment. The lives and ideas of its prominent figures have received extensive treatment, but little attention has been paid to the society which produced them. In this comprehensive study of Edinburgh over a century of social change, R. A. Houston offers unrivalled breadth of analysis of the ways in which urban life was transformed. Chapters on social relationships, the use of space, the place of the poor in Scotland's capital, religious values and attitudes to urban living, riot and popular protest, and developments in political economy build up to a powerful argument about social change. As well as providing unique depth of context for Englightenment studies, this book explains how broader changes in social attitudes and values took root in a century which witnessed dramatic political, economic, and intellectual developments. It is a major contribution not only to Scottish but also to British history.
| Zusatzinfo | line figures |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 142 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 708 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-820438-8 / 0198204388 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-820438-1 / 9780198204381 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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