David Allan - Making British Culture: English Readers and the Scottish Enlightenment (Routledge Studies in Cultural History)

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Making British Culture

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8. Making British Culture
English Readers and the Scottish
Enlightenment, 17401830
David Allan

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English Readers and the Scottish Enlightenment, 17401830

David Allan

New York London

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Allan, David.
Making British culture : English readers and the Scottish enlightenment, 17401830 /
by David Allan.
p. cm.(Routledge studies in cultural history)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-96286-5 (hardcover)
ISBN-10: 0-415-96286-2 (hardcover)
ISBN-13: 978-0-203-89479-8 (e-book)
ISBN-10: 0-203-89479-0 (e-book)
1. Great BritainIntellectual life18th century. 2. ScotlandIntellectual life18th
century. 3. ScotlandIntellectual life18th centuryPublic opinion. 4. Reading
Great BritainHistory18th century. 5. Public opinionGreat BritainHistory
18th century. 6. EnlightenmentScotland. 7. HistoriographyScotlandHistory
18th century. I. Title.
DA485.A527 2008
941.073dc22
2007051925

ISBN 0-203-89479-0 Master e-book ISBN

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