The Oxford Companion to Scottish History - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192116967 ISBN 13: 9780192116963

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

The Oxford Companion to Scottish History has more than 170 expert contributors. It interprets history broadly, including archaeology, architecture, climate, culture, folk belief, geology, and the langauages of Scotland. It covers more than 20 centuries of history, including immigrants, migrants, and emigrants. It extends from Orkney and Shetland to Galloway, the Western Isles to the Borders. It deals extensively with Scots abroad, from Canada to Russia to New Zealand. More than 500,000 words in length, it is comprehensive. It includes entries on historical figures from Columba, Macbeth, and William Wallace to James (Paraffin) Young. It covers Burns Clubs, curling, and shinty. It ranges from clans to Clearances and Covenanters. The Oxford Companion to Scottish History has a broader range of topics and approches, and a more much more authoritative list of contributors than any of its competitors. It also stands alone in providing analysis of issues such as national identity and living standards.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Lynch is Sir William Fraser Professor of Scottish History and Palaeolgraphy at the University of Edinburgh. He is Chairman of the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland and President of the Historical Association of Scotland.

Review:

`The Oxford Companion provides a treasure trove of informed entries . . . .This book will become the main point of entry for both serious and casual readers of Scottish history; it can be read for pleasure and information in its own right, or, more likely, used as a reference tool for
occasional consultation'
History Today 01/05/02

`compelling reading . . . a handy and entertaining reference'
Aberdeen Press and Journal, 15/12/2001

`Michael Lynch's exemplary and wonderfully readable The Oxford Companion to Scottish History'
Financial Times 30/12/01

`the Oxford Companion is an essential purchase for anyone wo wants or needs to know about any aspect of Scotland'
Herald ( Glasgow), 29/10/01

`a good browse'
Herald (Glasgow), 20/10/01

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0192116967
• ISBN 13: 9780192116963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 768
• Editor: Lynch Michael