History of everyday life in Scotland, 1800 to 1900
(ONLINE)
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Published
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2010.
ISBN
9780748629534, 074862953X
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xvi, 328 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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Published
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2010.
Format
ONLINE
Language
English
ISBN
9780748629534, 074862953X
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-310) and index.
Description
This series demonstrates how everyday routines and behaviours can open a window into the social, economic and cultural lives of ordinary Scots Each volume examines common topics such as landscape, homes, objects, rituals, beliefs, work and leisure patterns, conflict and communication Across the series there are some striking continuities and remarkable changes in aspects of Scottish everyday life, while the everyday is shown to be shaped by national and regional surroundings, and varied between urban and rural, highland lowland settings. Based on the collective research of a large team of established and younger scholars, this series presents an entirely new way of looking at Scotland's past --
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Accounts of nineteenth-century Scotland have been preoccupied with the impact of change, unprecedented in its pace and extent. Through the shock of industrialisation and its close cousin urbanisation, society evolved from small scale and personal to larger scale, dense and urban, in the process transforming all aspects of the everyday. --
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The chapters in this volume examine the lives of the Scottish people under the changes and continuities that enveloped the nineteenth century. Some of the most visible transformations were reflected in the Scottish landscape and in the work and culture found in urban areas. Locality and community were revitalised in new customs and ceremonies. The printed word brought insight into society at home and at a distance. Rural Scotland adjusted to changes in farming practice and the traumas of population loss and began to look to the opportunities presented by recreation and tourism. With new interpretations from some of Scotland's most respected historians, this collection makes essential reading for anyone looking to understand the everyday lives of the Scottish people in this most dynamic century. --Book Jacket.
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Digital Library - Digital Library Ebsco ebook | 306.0941109034 22 | Available Online |