The third Duke of Buccleuch and Adam Smith : estate management and improvement in Enlightenment Scotland /

Examines the career of Henry Scott, third Duke of Buccleuch (1746-1812), with particular focus on his relationship with his tutor and friend, the philosopher Adam Smith. Henry Scott, the third Duke of Buccleuch (1746-1812), presided over the management of one of the largest landed estates in Britain...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bonnyman, Brian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.
Series:Scottish historical review monograph ; 23
Subjects:
Buccleuch, Henry Scott, > Duke of, > 1746-1812.
Smith, Adam, > 1723-1790.
Buccleuch, Henry Scott, > Duke of, > 1746-1812
Smith, Adam, > 1723-1790
1700-1799
Landowners > Scotland > Biography.
Nobility > Scotland > Biography.
Nobility > Scotland > History > 18th century.
Land use, Rural > Scotland > History > 18th century.
Propriétaires fonciers > Écosse > Biographies.
Utilisation agricole du sol > Écosse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Land use, Rural
Landowners
Nobility
Social conditions
Scotland > Social conditions > 18th century.
Écosse > Conditions sociales > 18e siècle.
Scotland
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Title page; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Glossary of Terms ; Map of the Buccleuch Estates ; Introduction; Chapter One Inheritance (1750-66) ; Chapter Two Education (1746-66) ; Chapter Three Majority (1767-70) ; Chapter Four Improvement I: The Lowland Estates (1767-1800) ; Chapter Five Improvement II: The Upland Estates (1767-1812) ; Chapter Six Interest (1767-1812) ; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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