The papers collected in this volume focus on the 18th and early 19th centuries, one of the most formative and vital periods in Scottish historical development. It aims to present a vivid picture of Scottish Enlightenment for anyone interested in the period.
Sir Tom Devine is the Sir William Fraser Professor Emeritus of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author or editor of more that forty books on Scottish historical studies and related fields. The only historian to be knighted by HM The Queen for services to the study of Scottish history, he has been described by The Times newspaper as as close to a national bard as the nation has.
