{"product_id":"rev-james-fraser-1634-1709-a-new-perspective-on-the-scottish-highlands-before-culloden-hardcover","title":"Rev. James Fraser, 1634-1709: A New Perspective on the Scottish Highlands Before Culloden - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Worthington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book studies the revealing autobiographical sources left by Rev. James Fraser of Kirkhill (1634-1709), a Gaelic-speaking scholar, traveller and minister. It examines Fraser's self-presentation and situates him within his locality, Scotland, the British Isles and Europe, also incorporating recent historiography to provide a more comprehensive presentation of the social, economic and cultural trajectories of the early modern Highlands. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Worthington focuses on the Scottish Highlands' strong engagement with Europe and early entanglement with empire. He challenges the assumption that the north Highlands, in particular, was sealed off from the rest of the world before Culloden and he identifies the agency, vitality and resilience of the people of the Highlands prior to the peripheralisation, depopulation and under-development that then occurred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eReveals the Scottish Highlands as a dynamic and intellectual region in the century before Culloden This book studies the revealing autobiographical sources left by Rev. James Fraser of Kirkhill (1634-1709), a Gaelic-speaking scholar, traveller and minister. It examines Fraser's self-presentation and situates him within his locality, Scotland, the British Isles and Europe, also incorporating recent historiography to provide a more comprehensive presentation of the social, economic and cultural trajectories of the early modern Highlands. David Worthington focuses on the Scottish Highlands' strong engagement with Europe and early entanglement with empire. He challenges the assumption that the north Highlands, in particular, was sealed off from the rest of the world before Culloden and he identifies the agency, vitality and resilience of the people of the Highlands prior to the peripheralisation, depopulation and under-development that then occurred. David Worthington is Head of the Centre for History at the University of the Highlands and Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Worthington is Professor of Scottish History and the Head of the Centre for History at UHI, Scotland. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBritish and Irish Experiences and Impressions of Central Europe, 1560-1688\u003c\/i\u003e (Ashgate: Aldershot, 2012) and \u003ci\u003eScots in Habsburg Service, 1618-1648\u003c\/i\u003e (Brill: Leiden, 2003). He is also editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Coastal History: Cultural and Environmental Perspectives from Scotland and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave MacMillan: London, 2017) and \u003ci\u003eBritish and Irish Emigrants and Exiles in Europe, 1603-1688 \u003c\/i\u003e(Brill: Leiden, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53036980404531,"sku":"9781399501279","price":142.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eHAvRzR5ckp0c1NPcC9WVW8zNHhnQT09.webp?v=1770699107","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/rev-james-fraser-1634-1709-a-new-perspective-on-the-scottish-highlands-before-culloden-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}