The Third Duke Of Buccleuch And Adam Smith Estate Management And Improvement In Enlightenment Scotland
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780748642007
Description: The third Duke of Buccleuch (1746-1812) presided over the management of one of Britain's largest landed estates during a period of profound social, political and economic change. Tutored by Adam Smith, the Duke was also a leading patron of the Scottish Enlightenment, and his alliance with Henry Dundas dominated Scottish politics for almost forty years. Combining the approaches of intellectual, economic and agrarian history, this is the first critical study of the life and career of the Duke, focusing in particular on his relationship with Adam Smith and the improvement of his vast Scottish estates.