| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 240 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
"The press ought to be open to all": from the liberty of conscience to the liberty of the press / Eckhart Hellmuth -- "Could the Scots become true British?" The prelude to the Scottish peerage bill, 1706-16 / Shin Matsuzono -- Parliament and church reform: off and on the agenda / Joanna Innes -- Liberty, property, and the post-Culloden acts of Parliament in the Gàidhealtachd / Matthew P. Dziennik -- Political toasting in the age of revolutions: Britain, America, and France, 1765-1800 / Rémy Duthille -- Edmund Burke, dissent, and church and state / Martin Fitzpatrick -- "The wisest and most beneficial schemes:" William Ogilvie, radical political economy and the Scottish Enlightenment / David Allan -- Thomas Spence and James Harrington: a case study in influence / Stephen M. Lee -- Thomas Spence, children's literature and "Learning ... debauched by ambition" / Matthew Grenby -- British radical attitudes towards the United States of America in the 1790s: the case of William Winterbotham / Emma Macleod -- Was there a law of sedition in Scotland? Baron David Hume's analysis of the Scottish sedition trials of 1794 / Atle L. Wold -- The vilification of Thomas Paine: constructing a folk devil in the 1790s / Michael T. Davis -- Nelson's circles: networking in the navy during the French wars / Marianne Ceisnik -- The posthumous lives of Thomas Muir / Gordon Pentland |
| Summary |
A broad, richly detailed examination of the cultural, political and social history of Britain's long eighteenth century. Few scholars can claim to have shaped the historical study of the long eighteenth century more profoundly than Professor H.T. Dickinson, who, until his retirement in 2006, held the Sir Richard Lodge Chair of British History at the University of Edinburgh. This volume, based on contributions from Professor Dickinson's students, friends and colleagues from around the world, offers a range of perspectives on eighteenth-century Britain and provides a tribute to a remarkable scholarly career. Professor Dickinson's work and career provides the ideal lens through which to take a detailed snapshot of current research in a number of areas. The volume includes contributions from scholars working in intellectual history, political and parliamentary history, ecclesiastical and naval history; discussions of major themes such as Jacobitism, the French Revolution, popular radicalism and conservatism; and essays on prominent individuals in English and Scottish history, including Edmund Burke, Thomas Muir, Thomas Paine and Thomas Spence. The result is a uniquely rich and detailed collection with an impressive breadth of coverage. Key features. Provides a snapshot of current research agendas in eighteenth-century history Features focused essays by an international team of contributors Includes fourteen chapters engaging with a range of historical sub-disciplines (including intellectual, parliamentary, political, ecclesiastical and naval history) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed November 30, 2020) |
| Subject |
History -- Europe -- Western.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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Politics and government.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056900
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Scotland -- Politics and government -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85118866
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Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056808
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Scotland.
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Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
Festschriften.
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History.
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Festschriften.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pentland, Gordon, editor.
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Davis, Michael T., 1969- editor.
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Dickinson, H. T., honouree.
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| ISBN |
9781474405690 |
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147440569X |
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9781474405683 |
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1474405681 |
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1474418805 |
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9781474418805 |
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1474405673 |
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9781474405676 |
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