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"News from the Republick of Letters" : Scottish students, Charles Mackie, and the United Provinces, 1650-1750 /
This book is the first full-length study of Scots in the United Provinces between 1650 and 1750, showing that the Scottish-Dutch relationship provided the infrastructure, which allowed Scotland to become part of the Republic of Letters.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2012.
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| Colección: | Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ;
v. 161. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; Map, the United Provinces; Introduction; Historiography; Approach, Outline and Sources; Sources and Terminology; Chapter One Context and Numbers; Scots in the United Provinces; Students; Chapter Two A Dutch Education; The Scottish Infrastructure; Institutions and Universities; The Curriculum; The Grand Tour; Chapter Three Going Dutch; Scotland and the Scottish Universities; The Book Trade; Chapter Four Charles Mackie and the Limits of Dutch Learning; Mackie As Agent in the Republic of Letters; The Polyhistor; Conclusion.
- Appendix Scottish Students at Dutch Universities, 1650-1750Bibliography; Index of Names.