The First Scottish Enlightenment

The First Scottish Enlightenment
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Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9780198809692
ISBN-13 : 0198809697
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Book Synopsis The First Scottish Enlightenment by : Kelsey Jackson Williams

Download or read book The First Scottish Enlightenment written by Kelsey Jackson Williams and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the 'first' Scottish Enlightenment was championed by minority groups traditionally assumed to have been backward-looking and conservative--Jacobites, Episcopalians, and Catholics--and that it resulted in a dramatic transformation of how Scots understood their history.


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