How the Scots Invented the Modern World : The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It - Arthur Herman

How the Scots Invented the Modern World

The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It

By: Arthur Herman

Paperback | 24 September 2002

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How the Scots Invented the Modrern World was a veritable hardcover smash, selling more than 48,000 copies in five printings and landing on bestseller lists across the nation, including the Washington Post and the Independent Bestseller List.

Now in paperback, this lively and engrossing work traces the history of Scotland's many contributions to our culture, drawing on the most recent research of scholars and historians to demonstrate just how central the Scots have been in the making of what historians call "the great transformation" - the rise of the West into the world's dominant power.

About the Author

Arthur Herman is the bestselling author of The Cave and the Light, Freedom's Forge, How the Scots Invented the Modern World, The Idea of Decline in Western History, To Rule the Waves, and Gandhi & Churchill, which was a 2009 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Dr. Herman taught the Western Heritage Program at the Smithsonian's Campus on the Mall, and he has been a professor of history at Georgetown University, The Catholic University of America, George Mason University, and The University of the South at Sewanee.
Industry Reviews
"Finally we have a book that explains how the . . . Scots created the modern civilized values America and the Western world still uphold. This is a great book, one which is now even more relevant than ever."--Michael Barone, U.S. News & World Report, coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics

"Arthur Herman provides a convincing and compelling argument. . . . He is a natural writer, weaving philosophical concerns seamlessly through a historical narrative that romps along at a cracking pace."--Irvine Welsh, The Guardian

"Herman's book tells an exciting story with gusto . . . its range and narrative verve make it an entertaining and illuminating read."--Sunday Times (London)

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