Recovering Scottish History : : John Hill Burton and Scottish National Identity in the Nineteenth Century / / Craig Beveridge.

The making of the historian who transformed Scottish history and the nation’s understanding of its pastPresents a revision of the predominant historiographic interpretation of nineteenth century ScotlandTraces the re-emergence of the 1707 Union as a historical issue of contemporary relevance in the...

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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Recovering Hill Burton
  • 1 Perspectives on Scottish History in the Nineteenth Century
  • 2 Burton in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, 1809–49
  • 3 Turning to History, Edinburgh, 1850–70
  • 4 Utilitarian History
  • 5 Romantic History
  • 6 Gothic History
  • 7 History as Theatre
  • 8 On the Pedestal, 1871–81
  • 9 History and Heritage: The Revival of Scottish National Identity
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Index