The new Jerusalem - A trap of their own making - The proper study of mankind I - The proper study of mankind II - A land divided - Last stand - Profitable ventures - A select society: Adam Smith and his friends - "That great design": Scots in America - Light from the north: Scots,liberals, and reform - The last minstrel: Sir Walter Scott and the Highland revival - Practical matters: Scots in science and industry - The sun never sets: Scots and the British Empire - Self-made men: Scots in the United States. Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, c2001. How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It (or The Scottish Enlightenment: The Scots invention of the Modern World) is a non-fiction book written by American historian Arthur Herman. Publisher: New York : Three Rivers Press, c2001. Who created the first literate society Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism The Scots.Physical Description: print viii, 472 p. My memory did not let me down: the early parts of the book remain some of the most lively popular history I have read, and Herman does a much better job than.
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