Industry, Reform and Empire

Iain Hutchison provides a rich, sure-footed account of the making of modern Scotland. He triumphantly integrates social, political, economic, legal and ecclesiastical factors, paying due attention to rural and urban themes, and to the experiences of both men and women. * Colin Kidd, University of St Andrews *
I. G. C. Hutchison’s work certainly provides an accessible narrative; the text is highly readable, and the complex is made comprehensible... Overall, this is a useful book for scholars old and new to the period, which offers a wide range of considerations when thinking about social, cultural, industrial, and political change in Scotland. -- Lydia Murtezaoglu, University of Glasgow * Innes Review *
The blend of clarity and detail in this volume ensure that it will serve as an invaluable introduction to a transformative period in Scottish history. -- Ryan Mallon, Queen’s University Belfast * Scottish Church History *
This is more than a textbook but even if considered solely on those terms, one could not hope for better. Empirically driven, rich in detail, useful, ably structured: this is a volume written by an author whose ability to guide, explain and reveal the contours of the past is a valuable reminder of thorough scholarship (and good teaching). -- Catriona M.M. MacDonald, University of Glasgow * Scottish Historical Review *
This is a valuable book for anyone involved in a local study of agriculture, industry, society, politics or the churches in late eighteenth or nineteenth century Scotland. -- Finlay McKichan * Scottish Local History *