by Arthur Herman | January 1, 2001 | History
How the Scots Invented the Modrern World was a veritable hardcover smash, selling more than 48,000 copies in five printings and landing on bestseller lists across the nation, including the Washington Post and the Independent Bestseller List. Now in paperback, this lively and engrossing work traces the history of Scotland's many contributions to our culture, drawing on the most recent research of scholars an...
How the Scots Invented the Modrern World was a veritable hardcover smash, selling more than 48,000 copies in five printings and landing on bestseller lists across the nation, including the Washington Post and the Independent Bestseller List. Now in paperback, this lively and engrossing work 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 in the making of what historians call "the great transformation" -- the rise of the West into the world's dominant power.
ISBN #
1606710494
Page count
480 pages
Publication Date
January 1, 2001
Publisher
MJF Books
Category
Non-Fiction
Genre
Amazon Star Rating
4.6
Amazon Ratings Count
910 ratings
Amazon Last Rating Data Date
August 11, 2021
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