Showcases the latest research on Scotland's rural economy and society. Early modern Scotland was predominantly rural. Agriculture was the main occupation of mos

This book is the first available survey of English agriculture between 1500 and 1850. It combines new evidence with recent findings from the specialist literatu

This 2004 book explores the question of British exceptionalism in the period from the Glorious Revolution to the Congress of Vienna. Leading historians examine

A succinct and accessible account of the nature and impact of industrialisation in Scotland.

This is the first comprehensive history of the Scottish economy over the last three centuries to appear in a generation. Written by leading scholars in the fiel