- Paperback: 768 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford; New edition edition (20 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0198610246
- ISBN-13: 978-0198610243
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,391,844 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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History Scotland, July/August 2005
[It] brings a freshness to both subject and writing... both accurate and reliable sources. A welcome addition to any bookshelf.
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The Oxford Companion to Scottish History interprets history broadly, including archaeology, architecture, culture, folk belief, climate, geology, and languages in its scope. Compiled by more than 170 contributors, it covers over 2000 years and extends from Galloway to Orkney and Shetland and from the Borders to the Western Isles. At more than half a million words and nearly 800 pages, it provides comprehensive coverage of Scotland's eventful history. Entries on figures such as Columba, Macbeth, William Wallace, and James (Paraffin) Young sit alongisde entries on sport and culture - on Burns Clubs, curling, and shinty - and on major historical issues such as clans, Clearances, and Covenanters. It also deals extensively with migration and with Scots abroad - from Canada to Russia to New Zealand. It is more than a historical dictionary or an encyclopedia - it analyses as well as describes. Multi-authored entries explore key themes such as kingship, national identity, women, urban and rural life, the economy, housing, living standards, and religious beliefs across the centuries in an authoritative but approachable way.
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The modern city of Aberdeen has as its nucleus two medieval burghs: Old Aberdeen, the small settlement beside Don, dominated by St Machar's cathedral; and New Aberdeen, the commercial burgh concentrated on the Dee. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This Companion is packed with new research and insights into Scottish History with a far wider scope than similar histories. The information is easily accessed by cross refernce asterisks and alphabetical editing. The contributions of top rate historians make it always interesting.
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Very different in format from the Oxford Companion to British History I feel this should be reissued with the title "Themes in Scottish History". With this book instead of having an A to Z of items you have a collection of themes and an index.The selection of themes is apparently random so that if you look up Mackintosh in the "themes" i.e. the main body of the book you will find Mackintosh J P but not Charles Rennie. But if you go the index at the back you will find no reference to J P Mackintosh though you will find Charles Rennie but then you have to go to "archtitects, artists and craftsmen;architectural styles and features;culture" to find out more
The content of the book is fine, but accessing it is a nightmare. If you want to know a specific fact about Scottish History I suggest you look it up in the Oxford Companion to British History. You will probably find it there and it will take a quarter of the time.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent reference book, but unfortunately some pages were missing and some duplicated. Clearly a problem at the printers as the paperback was brand new. The supplier immediately refunded the purchase and postage costs.
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