Edinburgh: A History of the City 9780330539975

The late poet laureate, Sir John Betjeman, said that Edinburgh was the most beautiful city in Europe. Like some other gr

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Edinburgh: A History of the City
9780330539975

It started and ended with a financial catastrophe. The Darien disaster of 1700 drove Scotland into union with England, b

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The History begins with the first full-scale critical consideration of Scotland's earliest literature, drawn from t

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In almost a century since the First World War ended, Scotland has been transformed in many rich ways. Its literature has

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Between 1707 and 1918, Scotland underwent arguably the most dramatic upheavals in its political, economic and social his

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This is the first full scale attempt to record the diachronic development of this important English language variety and

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Takes a fresh look at the history of democracy, broadening the traditional view with previously unexplored examples Thi

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An expansive history of Jerusalem as a cultural crossroads, and a fresh look at the urban development of one of the worl

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Reveals the experience of reading in many cultures and across the ages Covers pornography and the origins of the transge

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Reveals the experience of reading in many cultures and across the ages Covers reading practices around the world from 19

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Charts 200 years of growth, development and global contributions of veterinary education in Edinburgh Establishment of s

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