Scottish Society, 1500–1800

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511660252

In recent years scholars have begun to ask new and exciting questions about the lives of the ordinary people of Scotland in the centuries before the Industrial Revolution. The essays in this volume, written by some of the foremost figures in Scottish social history, cover many significant themes in pre-industrial Scottish society: poverty, diet, social organisation and change, urban development, population mobility and the status of women. The editors have provided an introductory overview of Scottish society analysing such topics as population, social structure, law and order, religion and popular culture. The approach throughout is a comparative one aimed at highlighting both the similarities and the distinctive features of Scottish society when compared with those of the rest of the British Isles and continental Europe. Two concluding chapters provide insights from specialists on Irish and English society into how Scotland fits into the context of 'British' social development.

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List of tables
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Notes on contributors
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List of abbreviations
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Introduction: Scottish society in perspective
pp 1-36
- By R.A. Houston, I.D. Whyte
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1 - Population mobility in early modern Scotland
pp 37-58
- By I.D. Whyte
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2 - Scottish food and Scottish history, 1500–1800
pp 59-84
- By A. Gibson, T.C. Smout
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3 - Continuity and change in urban society, 1500–1700
pp 85-117
- By M. Lynch
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4 - Women in the economy and society of Scotland, 1500–1800
pp 118-147
- By R.A. Houston
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5 - Social responses to agrarian ‘improvement’: the Highland and Lowland clearances in Scotland
pp 148-168
- By T.M. Devine
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6 - ‘Pretense of blude’ and ‘place of thair dwelling’: the nature of highland clans, 1500–1745
pp 169-198
- By R.A. Dodgshon
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7 - North and south: the development of the gulf in Poor Law practice
pp 199-225
- By R. Mitchison
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8 - Scotland and Ireland, 1600–1800: their role in the evolution of British society
pp 226-244
- By L.M. Cullen
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9 - Kindred adjoining kingdoms: an English perspective on the social and economic history of early modern Scotland
pp 245-260
- By K.E. Wrightson
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Bibliography of printed sources and secondary works
pp 261-287
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of tables
pp ix-x

Notes on contributors
pp xi-xi

List of abbreviations
pp xii-xii

Introduction: Scottish society in perspective
pp 1-36

1 - Population mobility in early modern Scotland
pp 37-58

2 - Scottish food and Scottish history, 1500–1800
pp 59-84

3 - Continuity and change in urban society, 1500–1700
pp 85-117

4 - Women in the economy and society of Scotland, 1500–1800
pp 118-147

5 - Social responses to agrarian ‘improvement’: the Highland and Lowland clearances in Scotland
pp 148-168

6 - ‘Pretense of blude’ and ‘place of thair dwelling’: the nature of highland clans, 1500–1745
pp 169-198

7 - North and south: the development of the gulf in Poor Law practice
pp 199-225

8 - Scotland and Ireland, 1600–1800: their role in the evolution of British society
pp 226-244

9 - Kindred adjoining kingdoms: an English perspective on the social and economic history of early modern Scotland
pp 245-260

Bibliography of printed sources and secondary works
pp 261-287

Index
pp 288-298

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