"This Handbook re-examines the concept of early modern history in a European and global context. The term 'early modern' has been familiar, especially in Anglophone scholarship, for four decades and is securely established in teaching, research, and scholarly publishing. More recently, however, the unity implied in the notion has fragmented, while the usefulness and even the validity of the term, and the historical periodisation which it ..."
2(Reprint) The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History, 1350-1750: Volume II: Cultures and Power (Oxford Handbooks) by HamishScott Paperback, 768 Pages, Published 2018 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-882057-4, ISBN: 0-19-882057-7
"This Handbook re-examines the concept of early modern history in a European and global context. The term 'early modern' has been familiar, especially in Anglophone scholarship, for four decades and is securely established in teaching, research, and scholarly publishing. More recently, however, the unity implied in the notion has fragmented, while the usefulness and even the validity of the term, and the historical periodisation which it ..."
"The eighteenth century was a unique period of global and fundamental change. Britain conquered India and much of America, the American Revolution produced the USA, and Russia expanded vastly. In the field of ideas the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century was consolidated and followed by the Enlightenment. Nationalism flourished, populations surged and the Commercial and Industrial Revolutions with Western technology eclipsed ..."
"This volume seeks to get behind the surface of political events and to identify the forces which shaped politics and culture from 1680 to 1840 in Germany, France and Great Britain. The contributors, all leading specialists in the field, explore critically how 'culture', defined in the widest sense, was exploited during the 'long eighteenth century' to buttress authority in all its forms and how politics infused culture. Individual essay ..."
Wirds for the day(1st Edition) by HamishScott Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2015 by The Laverock's Nest Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9928005-7-4, ISBN: 0-9928005-7-9
"Hamish Scott's third poetry collection comprises 50 poems in Scots on both contemporary and timeless themes."
"A guide to Edinburgh and East Scotland that features a variety of mapped walks. It contains 50 walks of 2-10 miles, accompanied by background reading on the history and wildlife of the area, and an introduction to each walk that is annotated with local points of interest and places to stop for refreshments."