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Crowded with genius
the Scottish enlightenment : Edinburgh's moment of the mind
1st ed.
James Buchan
Published
2003
by
HarperCollins Publishers
in
New York
.
Written in English.
About the Book
Discusses the key events and individuals of eighteenth-century Edinburgh's transition from a poverty-stricken, religiously fanatical city to a hotspot of innovation and culture.
Table of Contents
| Auld Reekie -- | ||
| Charlie's Year -- | ||
| The Disease of the Learned -- | ||
| The Philosopher's Opera -- | ||
| Smaller Joys from Less Important Causes -- | ||
| The Thermometer of the Heart -- | ||
| Torrents of Wind -- | ||
| The Savage and the Shopkeeper -- | ||
| The Art of Dancing -- | ||
| Earth to Earth -- | ||
| The Man of Feeling. |
Edition Notes
"First published in Great Britain in 2003 as Capital of the mind : how Edinburgh changed the world by John Murray (Publishers)"--T.P. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-414) and index.
Classifications
Dewey Decimal Class |
941.3/407 |
Library of Congress |
DA890.E2 B82 2003b |
The Physical Object
Pagination |
xi, 436 p. : |
Number of pages |
436 |
ID Numbers
Open Library |
OL24740505M |
Internet Archive |
crowdedwithgeniu00buch |
ISBN 10 |
0060558881 |
ISBN 13 |
9780060558888 |
LC Control Number |
2003062454 |
OCLC/WorldCat |
52962979 |
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