Scotland's Story: A New PerspectiveCollins, 1984 - 358 pagini Fighting endless hardship, at war with the English for the greater part of their history and, in their diversity, often warring amongst themselves, the Scottish people have given the world an enormous wealth of creativity and inventive genius out of all proportion to their numbers. This reveals the Scots as they are, and how they have become so: one of the smallest but most influential countries in the world. |
Din interiorul cărții
Rezultatele 1 - 3 din 64
Pagina 181
... political economy was all about . Adam Smith's work is still one of the most important books ever written . In Victorian times , it was revered in Britain , and it was only when political power became more centralized and began to unite ...
... political economy was all about . Adam Smith's work is still one of the most important books ever written . In Victorian times , it was revered in Britain , and it was only when political power became more centralized and began to unite ...
Pagina 190
... political . By the 1760s , most ministers favoured lay patronage , since they themselves held office from a local lay patron , while a few belonged to the landed families and naturally supported the existing order . The Kirk thus became ...
... political . By the 1760s , most ministers favoured lay patronage , since they themselves held office from a local lay patron , while a few belonged to the landed families and naturally supported the existing order . The Kirk thus became ...
Pagina 338
... political , apart from their one main aim of Home Rule . Right and left of the political spectrum were supposed to sacrifice their views on all other issues until Scotland was free of the shackles of Westmins- ter . It was not until ...
... political , apart from their one main aim of Home Rule . Right and left of the political spectrum were supposed to sacrifice their views on all other issues until Scotland was free of the shackles of Westmins- ter . It was not until ...
Cuprins
Acknowledgements | 8 |
Few and Far Between | 15 |
The Auld Enemy | 30 |
Drept de autor | |
18 alte secțiuni nu sunt arătate
Alte ediții - Afișează-le pe toate
Termeni și expresii frecvente
Andrew Argyll army attempt Author battle became become began born Britain British brought building built called Castle century Charles chief Church claimed Company continued court Crown David death died Duke Earl Edinburgh Edward England English established Estates followed forced formed four France French gave George given Glasgow hands Highland House hundred important industry island Jacobite James John killed King kingdom Kirk Labour land later lived London Lord Lowland March Mary Minister nearly never Northumbria paid parliament Party passed political Prince produced Protestant Queen raised Reformation refused returned Robert Royal rule Scotland Scots Scottish sent ship SNPG society Stewart taken Thomas thousand took town trade troops Union University young
Referințe la această carte
Minorities and Memories: Survivals and Extinctions in Scotland and Western ... Andrew Strathern,Pamela J. Stewart Vizualizare fragmente - 2001 |
Minorities and Memories: Survivals and Extinctions in Scotland and Western ... Andrew Strathern,Pamela J. Stewart Vizualizare fragmente - 2001 |