How the Scots Invented the Modern World by Arthur Herman  (6)  £12.08

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Scotland's people may be few in number, but their influence and contribution have been enormous. This text takes a look at 200 years between 1750 and 1950 when the inventiveness and genius of the Scots was seen throughout the world. In 1750 Scotland had emerged from half a century of civil strife. Its parliament was subsumed by Westminster, English troops kept an eye open for any signs of Jacobite rebellion, and the kilt was forbidden. But despite all this, Scotland was to enjoy an unprecedented period of resurgence and influence which lasted 200 years. This book is the story of that period and the people who dominated it with their ideas and their entrepreneurial skills, explorers in every area of human thought. It is the story of a people who thrived on the Union and the Empire, and exercised influence far beyond their numbers and their position on the fringes of north-western Europe. The Calvinist system of church/state concordat enabled the frustrations which elsewhere resulted in revolution to pass Scotland by and her energies to be sublimated into creative enterprises.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   12 of 13 people found the following review helpful: Small country, major contribution, 22 Jun 2002 By  "budge119" - See all my reviews    Stewart Lamont sets out to prove his contention that the Scots have made a unique contribution to Western civilisation. He does so, not by producing a general intellectual history, but by offering a series of scores of biographies of Scots who have been influential in science, the arts, politics, medicine, and the social sciences, describing these as 'driven men'. The biographical approach is instructive. Scotland is a tiny nation, small enough to feel you could get to know a lot of its people. There is certainly a partisan assumption within Scotland that we've offered the world a lot. It's an assumption which is becoming more dynamic as Scotland enters a new era with its new parliament and a feeling that the Scottish identity is being reinvented. An entertaining and stimulating book which does what any good piece of history writing should do - encourage you to go and read some more.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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