A History of Everyday Life in Scotland, 1600 to 1800

This book explores the ordinary daily routines, behaviours, experiences and beliefs of the Scottish people during a period of immense political, social and economic change. It underlines the importance of the church in post-Reformation Scottish society, but also highlights aspects of everyday life that remained the same, or similar, notwithstanding the efforts of the kirk, employers and the state to alter behaviours and attitudes.
Drawing upon and interrogating a range of primary sources, the authors create a richly coloured, finely nuanced picture of the lives of ordinary Scots from birth through marriage to death. Analytical in approach, the coverage of topics is wide, ranging from the ways people made a living, through their non-work activities including reading, playing and relationships, to the ways they experienced illness and approached death.
This volume: Provides a rich social history of the period 1600-1800Gets behind the politics of Union and Jacobitism, and the experience of agricultural and industrial 'revolution'Presents the scholarly expertise of its contributing authors in a accessible wayIncludes a guide to further reading indicating sources for further study

Elizabeth Foyster is Senior College Lecturer and Fellow in History at Clare College, University of Cambridge
Christopher Whatley is Professor of Scottish History at the University of Dundee where until recently he was also a Vice Principal and Head of the College of Arts and Social Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

A vauluable addition to a growing historiography of ordinary, everyday life. -- Alexandra Logue, University of Guelph International Review of Scottish Studies A vauluable addition to a growing historiography of ordinary, everyday life.