The Oxford Companion to Scottish History - Hardcover

Lynch, Michael

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ISBN 10: 0192116967 ISBN 13: 9780192116963

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2002

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The Oxford Companion to Scottish History has more than 170 expert contributors. It interprets history broadly, including archaeology, architecture, climate, culture, folk belief, geology, and the langauages of Scotland. It covers more than 20 centuries of history, including immigrants, migrants, and emigrants. It extends from Orkney and Shetland to Galloway, the Western Isles to the Borders. It deals extensively with Scots abroad, from Canada to Russia to New Zealand. More than 500,000 words in length, it is comprehensive. It includes entries on historical figures from Columba, Macbeth, and William Wallace to James (Paraffin) Young. It covers Burns Clubs, curling, and shinty. It ranges from clans to Clearances and Covenanters. It aims to explain as well as describe. It is more than a historical dictionary or an encyclopedia. Multi-authored entries analyse key themes such as kingship, national identity, women and society, urban and rural life, the economy, housing, living standards, and religious belief across the centruies in an authoritative but approachable way. The Oxford Companion to Scottish History has a broader range of topics and approches, and a more much more authoritative list of contributors than any of its competitors. It also stands alone in providing analysis of issues such as national identity and living standards.

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Michael Lynch is Sir William Fraser Professor of Scottish History and Palaeolgraphy at the University of Edinburgh. He is Chairman of the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland and President of the Historical Association of Scotland.

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• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0192116967
• ISBN 13: 9780192116963
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 758