An  enlightenment Tory in Victorian Scotland
Subtitle: the career of Sir Archibald Alison
By: Michael Michie.
Series: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ;; 25
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Alison, Archibald, Sir, 1792-1867; Alison, Archibald, Sir, 1792-1867 -- Political and social views; Conservatism -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century; Sheriffs -- Scotland -- Lanarkshire -- Biography; Historians -- Scotland -- Biography; Lawyers -- Scotland -- Biography; Enlightenment -- Scotland; Scotland -- Politics and government -- 19th century; Scotland -- History -- 19th century -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: An Enlightenment Tory in Victorian Scotland is a political and intellectual biography of Sir Archibald Alison (1792-1867), historian, social critic, criminal lawyer, and sheriff of Lanarkshire. The first author to examine the full range of Alison's writings and activities, Michael Michie reveals a significant link between the Scottish Enlightenment and Victorian conservatism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-223) and index.