Land, Law and People in Medieval Scotland
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:31st Jan '10
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This ambitious book examines the encounter between Gaels and Europeans in Scotland in the central Middle Ages, offering new insights into an important period in the formation of the Scots' national identity. It is based on a close reading of the texts of several thousand charters, indentures, brieves and other written sources that record the business conducted in royal and baronial courts across the length and breadth of the medieval kingdom between 1150 and 1400.Under the broad themes of land, law and people, this book explores how the customs, laws and traditions of the native inhabitants and those of incoming settlers interacted and influenced each other. Drawing on a range of theoretical and methodological approaches, the author places her subject matter firmly within the recent historiography of the British Isles and demonstrates how the experience of Scotland was both similar to, and a distinct manifestation of, a wider process of Europeanisation.
An extremely scholarly work that fills a major hole in the historiography of medieval Scotland. Highly recommended. -- J. J. Butt, James Madison University * Choice *
Based on an impressive quantity of MSS and published primary sources, this major work of scholarship effectively throws new light on the reciprocal exchange between Gaels and settlers and its role in the formation of Scottish national identity. * Northern History, XLVIII (1) *
...this series of innovative essays is bound to stimulate debate and lead to further work enriching our understanding of the Scottish high middle ages. -- Elizabeth Ewan, The University of Guelph, Ontario * Scottish Historical Review *
...a work of diligent scholarship that makes a material and perceptive contribution to our knowledge of law, lordship, and cultural relations in medieval Scotland. -- A. D. M. Barrell * Speculum: a journal of medieval studies *
...a work of diligent scholarship that makes a material and perceptive contribution to our knowledge of law, lordship, and cultural relations in medieval Scotland. -- A. D. M. Barrell * Speculum: a journal of medieval studies *
ISBN: 9780748639588
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 540g
264 pages