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 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

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

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

Between the end of the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution, the long-established structures and practices of European agriculture and industry were slowly