A History of Everyday Life in Scotland, 1800 to 1900
Graeme Morton editor Trevor Griffiths editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:31st Aug '10
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The nineteenth century was a period of profound change in Scottish history. Industrialisation, improved communications, agricultural transformation, country to town migration, upheavals in the church, increased trade, and imperialism – all these affected the pace and rhythm of everyday life across the country. At the same time increased literacy helped to generate new patterns of identity, extending beyond the local to encompass the nation, which challenged certainties of how the world was viewed. With new styles of living came new dangers to the physical and moral health of the population, and increased apprehension of crime and disorder. Industrialisation created opportunities for consumption and recreation but with tangible environmental and economic costs. Rural Scotland adjusted to changes in farming practice and the traumas of population loss and began to look to the opportunities presented by recreation and tourism. The large-scale creation and survival of documentary evidence and records make the study of everyday life during this period practicable in depth for the first time. This volume presents a vivid account that includes the experiences of all the people of Scotland. It draws on every kind of available evidence and on work in social and cultural history, sociology and anthropology.The series will be complete in four volumes. x and x are already available. x is forthcoming.
Given the high quality of the series so far, it is no surprise that there is much to commend the book. It covers a diverse range of topics, and it manages to strike a good balance between Highland and Lowlad, urban and rural... Most strkiingly, it is highly interdisciplinary, drawing uppon scientific, sociological and anthropological methodologies to provide a rich and original account of the everyday... Overall, A History of Everyday Life in Scotland 1800-1900 will doubtlessly and deservedly establish itself as a crucial asset for student of 19th century Scotland. As a simple collection of interesting and informative essays it is successful enough, but, in common with the previous entries in the series, its true value lies in its ability to synthesise exisiting research, while simultaneously advertising the exciting new ways in which Scottish historical scholarship could develop over the coming years. At once a compendium and a rallying cry, it represents a valuable addition to the exisiting literature. -- Allan Kennedy * History Scotland *
Given the high quality of the series so far, it is no surprise that there is much to commend the book. It covers a diverse range of topics, and it manages to strike a good balance between Highland and Lowlad, urban and rural... Most strkiingly, it is highly interdisciplinary, drawing uppon scientific, sociological and anthropological methodologies to provide a rich and original account of the everyday... Overall, A History of Everyday Life in Scotland 1800-1900 will doubtlessly and deservedly establish itself as a crucial asset for student of 19th century Scotland. As a simple collection of interesting and informative essays it is successful enough, but, in common with the previous entries in the series, its true value lies in its ability to synthesise exisiting research, while simultaneously advertising the exciting new ways in which Scottish historical scholarship could develop over the coming years. At once a compendium and a rallying cry, it represents a valuable addition to the exisiting literature. -- Allan Kennedy, University of Stirling * History Scotland *
This book, part of a landmark new series on the history of the everyday in Scotland, will become a fixture in the bibliographies of historians, students, and interested readers alike. The series consists of four volumes covering everyday life from the medieval period up to the twentieth century and aims to examine, "the ordinary, routine, daily behaviour, experiences and beliefs of the Scottish people" (ix). Some of the best historians in their field have contributed to this volume, in nine specialist chapters. There is also a very good series introduction, an introduction to the volume, an annotated bibliography, and a plethora of fascinating illustrations, making it an excellent resource for readers… It is a roaring success; theoretically informed, and all of the chapters clearly linked to create an admirably coherent whole without any overlap-the authors and editors are to be congratulated. -- Annie Tindley, Glasgow Caledonian University * Journal of British Studies *
This book, part of a landmark new series on the history of the everyday in Scotland, will become a fixture in the bibliographies of historians, students, and interested readers alike. The series consists of four volumes covering everyday life from the medieval period up to the twentieth century and aims to examine, "the ordinary, routine, daily behaviour, experiences and beliefs of the Scottish people" (ix). Some of the best historians in their field have contributed to this volume, in nine specialist chapters. There is also a very good series introduction, an introduction to the volume, an annotated bibliography, and a plethora of fascinating illustrations, making it an excellent resource for readers… It is a roaring success; theoretically informed, and all of the chapters clearly linked to create an admirably coherent whole without any overlap-the authors and editors are to be congratulated. -- Annie Tindley, Glasgow Caledonian University
ISBN: 9780748621699
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 634g
336 pages