News & World Report," coauthor of" The Almanac of American Politics" This is a great book, one which is now even more relevant than ever." - Michael Barone, "U.S. Scots created the modern civilized values America and the Western world still uphold. " Finally we have a book that explains how the. No one who takes this incredible historical trek will ever view the Scots or the modern West in the same way again."ฤก. This book is not just about Scotland: it is an exciting account of the origins of the modern world. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. Now in paperback, this lively bestseller 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 throughout the rise of the West.
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