Scots Invented Modern World by Arthur Herman, First Edition (12 results)

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Paperback, Later Printing. As new. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Paperback, Later Printing. As new. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. viii, 472 pages. Occasional Footnotes. Sources and Guide for Further Reading. Index. Cover has minor wear and soiling. Arthur L. Herman (born 1956) is an American historian, currently serving as a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. Herman received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota and M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins University. He spent a semester abroad at The University of Edinburgh in Scotland. His 1984 dissertation research dealt with the political thought of early-17th-century French Huguenots. Herman taught at Sewanee: The University of the South, George Mason University, Georgetown and The Catholic University of America. He was the founder and coordinator of the Western Heritage Program in the Smithsonian's Campus on the Mall lecture series. His book, How the Scots Invented the Modern World, was a New York Times bestseller. In 2008, he added to his body of work Gandhi and Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age, a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It (or The Scottish Enlightenment: The Scots invention of the Modern World) is a non-fiction book written by American historian Arthur Herman. The book examines the origins of the Scottish Enlightenment and what impact it had on the modern world. Herman focuses principally on individuals, presenting their biographies in the context of their individual fields and also in terms of the theme of Scottish contributions to the world. The book is divided into two parts. The first part, Epiphany, consists of eight chapters and focuses on the roots, development, and impact of the Scottish Enlightenment on Scotland and Great Britain. The second part, Diaspora, focuses on the impacts of Scots on events, the world, and industries. Most Scots who did fight in the militias were the most capable because many were the same refugee families from the 1745 Jacobite rising. Herman claims that the Scottish School of Common Sense influenced much of the American declaration of independence and constitution. First Paperback Edition [stated]. Sixth printing [stated].

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Crown, November 2001. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / 2nd printing per number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. viii + 392 pages. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland earned the respect of the rest of the world for its crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics-contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. Arthur Herman has charted a fascinating journey across the centuries of Scottish history. He lucidly summarizes the ideas, discoveries, and achievements that made this small country facing on the North Atlantic an inspiration and driving force in world history. Here is the untold story of how John Knox and the Church of Scotland laid the foundation for our modern idea of democracy; how the Scottish Enlightenment helped to inspire both the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution; and how thousands of Scottish immigrants left their homes to create the American frontier, the Australian outback, and the British Empire in India and Hong Kong.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. some underlining.

SOFTCOVER. Condition: VERY GOOD. 1ST EDITION. Three Rivers Press, USA, 2001, softcover, 1st edition, 1st printing, very good book, no jacket, unmarked, not remaindered, bookclub or library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated first edition. First printing. Unclipped (no mylar) dust jacket. Clean text. Tight binding. The spine's crown is creased with a 1/2" closed tear. Erasure to the front flyleaf. Both the front/back boards have a hint of soiling. The back fly leaf has a couple of small, transparent soil marks, as does the top of the textblock. The DJ's head has some creasing, as does the top/back edge. No tears or chips. No mylar. Not a remainder. Not an ex-library copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A fine unmarked copy of how Scots changed the world Smith,Scott, Stevenson,Hume,Bell, Watt and Adam.