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This book traces the events leading to the Treaty of Union of 1707, assesses the treaty's impact on Scottish society, and challenges the traditional view that Scots were "bought and sold for English gold" and bullied into a union with England.
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About the Author
Christopher A. Whatley is professor of Scottish history at the University of Dundee; Derek J. Partick is research fellow in History at the University of Dundee.
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[A] detailed, thoroughly researched study... [that's] most timely... Recommended.
(Choice)The Scots and the Union is the most meticulous and extensively researched study of the subject that has yet appeared.
(Laird Okie Scotia 1900-01-00)This beautifully produced book is the work of a skilled historian.
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- PublisherColumbia University Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0748616853
- ISBN 13 9780748616855
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages440
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book traces the background to the Treaty of Union of 1707, explains why it happened and assesses its impact on Scottish society, including the bitter struggle with the Jacobites for acceptance of the union in the two decades that followed its inauguration. The book offers a radical new interpretation of the causes of union. The idea that the Scots were 'bought and sold for English gold' is largely rejected. Instead, emphasis is placed upon the international, dynastic and religious contexts in which the union was negotiated. The aggressive France of Louis XIV, the imagined threat posed by the church of Rome, and the real one represented by the Stuart pretender, loomed large in the consciousnesses of Scots who sought union. The principles of the Glorious Revolution, and the persistence from that time on of key political figures in Scotland in their determination to secure a treaty with England were crucial. Unionists too concerned themselves with Scotland's ailing economy, and aspired to the kind of civic society that Holland had become and that they saw in London. They were as patriotic as many of their opponents and believed that union offered the Scots what they were unable to obtain as a small independent state, with the country's interests defended with what John Clerk called Scotland's 'phantom' Parliament. The complex and shifting opinions of the Scottish people outside Parliament are also examined, as well as the effect this had on proceedings within. Key features New controversial interpretation - challenges currently dominant view that the Scots were 'bought and sold for English gold', and bullied into union with England. Wide-ranging; topic coverage comprehensive - looks more widely at Scottish society and its economy, culture etc. than the competition Timely/topical: contemporary interest in this event in Scottish/British history, especially 2007. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR006026548
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