How the Scots invented the Modern World
Subtitle: the true story of how western Europe's poorest nation created our world & everything in it
By: Arthur Herman
Publisher: MJF Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9781606710494
Subjects: Civilization; Scottish National characteristics; Modern Civilization; Scottish influences; Scots
Description: This lively bestseller traces the history of Scotland's many contributions to our culture, drawing on the most recent research of scholars and historians to demonstrate just how central the Scots have been throughout the rise of the West.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, c2001.

"This edition is published by MJF Books in arrangement with Crown Publishers, a Member of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of random House Inc."--Title Verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-452) and index.
Table of contents: title: The new Jerusalem; title: A trap of their own making; title: The proper study of mankind I; title: The proper study of mankind II; title: A land divided; title: Last stand; title: Profitable ventures; title: A select society: Adam Smith and his friends; title: "That great design": Scots in America; title: Light from the north: Scots,liberals, and reform; title: The last minstrel: Sir Walter Scott and the Highland revival; title: Practical matters: Scots in science and industry; title: The sun never sets: Scots and the British Empire; title: Self-made men: Scots in the United States.