C. McKean, Bob Harris & C.A. Whatley - Dundee - Renaissance to Enlightenment (2nd Hand Hardback)

Synopsis This fascinating title traces the evolution of Dundee from wealthy renaissance port - and second city of Scotland - to international textiles manufacturer and trader. Until now, despite being at the heart of key events in Scottish history, Dundee has remained invisible behind its later Victorian mask. Now Dundee: Renaissance to Enlightenment examines Dundee thoroughly in a rich mixture of urban, economic, political, social, medical, cultural, imperial, maritime and architectural histories. The book contains over 100 illustrations, specially selected for this volume, many of which have never been seen before. These are integral to the story and are used to explain or illuminate history. This book helps to recover Dundee's rightful place in European history, and offers Scots a different perspective on their national history. Details Format : Standard 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket Condition : As New Category : Non-Fiction - Scotland Published : 2009 (Dundee University Press) ISBN : 9781845860165 SKU : B004114 PPC : SP600gm RRP : £25 Quantity Available : 1 only. External Reviews "People of Dundee are accustomed to the industrial and post-industrial aspect of the city, but they may have little or no knowledge of what the town looked like, or of its importance, before the 19th Century. This book is concerned with the history and development of the burgh from Late Medieval times until the Early 19th Century. The significance of trade from the port in particular is dealt with in interesting detail. The growth of the town and its increasing national importance is described. For more than a century Dundee was the second town in Scotland, exceeded only by Edinburgh . . . All Dundonians should read this." - William Puller. The Editors Charles McKean (16 July 1946 - 29 September 2013) was a Scottish historian, author and scholar from Glasgow, Scotland. Professor Bob Harris is a prominent British academic and historian who serves as a Professor of British History at the University of Oxford and a Harry Pitt Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford. Christopher Allan Whatley FRSE FRHistS OBE is a Scottish historian specializing in the economic, social, and political history of Scotland from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries.