Scotland's Society and Economy in Transition, c.1500-c.1760

Research studies have traced the development of Scotland from a small, backward country, to one ready to undergo industrialization alongside England. This book offers an overview of themes related to social change and economic development in early-modern Scotland which led to this transformation.

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During the last twenty years there has been an explosion of new research into the development of Scotland from a small, backward country on the periphery of Europe to one poised to undergo industrialisation in step with England. This book provides an overview of key themes related to social change and economic development in early Modern Scotland aimed at demonstrating how this transformation occurred.