Dundee: Renaissance to Enlightenment
Charles McKean, Bob Harris, and Christopher A. Whatley
Abstract
This book traces the evolution of Dundee from wealthy Renaissance port — and second city of Scotland — to the point where it became an international centre of textile manufacturing and trade. It shows how, despite being at the heart of key events in Scottish history, Dundee has remained invisible behind its later Victorian mask. To allow the true nature of the city to come to light, it examines Dundee thoroughly in a rich mixture of urban, economic, political, social, medical, cultural, imperial, maritime, and architectural histories. It contains over one hundred specially selected illustratio ... More
This book traces the evolution of Dundee from wealthy Renaissance port — and second city of Scotland — to the point where it became an international centre of textile manufacturing and trade. It shows how, despite being at the heart of key events in Scottish history, Dundee has remained invisible behind its later Victorian mask. To allow the true nature of the city to come to light, it examines Dundee thoroughly in a rich mixture of urban, economic, political, social, medical, cultural, imperial, maritime, and architectural histories. It contains over one hundred specially selected illustrations, many of which have never been seen before. These are integral to the story it tells and are used to explain and illuminate Dundee's history. The book sets out to re-establish Dundee's rightful place in European history and to offer Scots a different perspective on their national history.
Keywords:
Dundee,
port,
Scotland,
Renaissance,
enlightenment,
Victorian,
textile industry
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2009 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781845860165 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: September 2015 |
DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9781845860165.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Charles McKean, editor
late Professor of Scottish Architectural History at the University of Dundee
Bob Harris, editor
Worcester College, University of Oxford
Christopher A. Whatley, editor
Head of the College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Dundee
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