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An enlightenment Tory in Victorian Scotland : the career of Sir Archibald Alison / Michael Michie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Michie, Michael Hugh, 1944-
- Series:
- McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 25.
- McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 25
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alison, Archibald, 1792-1867--Political and social views.
- Alison, Archibald.
- Conservatism--Scotland--History--19th century.
- Conservatism.
- Enlightenment--Scotland.
- Enlightenment.
- Scotland--Politics and government--19th century.
- Scotland.
- Scotland--Intellectual life--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 228 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "An Enlightenment Tory in Victorian Scotland is a political and intellectual biography of Sir Archibald Alison (1792-1867), historian, social critic, criminal lawyer, and sheriff of Lanarkshire. The first author to examine the full range of Alison's writings and activities, Michael Michie reveals a significant link between the Scottish Enlightenment and Victorian conservatism."--Jacket
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 ""Persevering Virtue""""; ""2 ""Laborious Lawyer""""; ""3 ""Riding at Them with a Squadron of Dragoons""""; ""4 ""A Little Aristocracy of Freeholders""""; ""5 ""Mr. Wordy's History""""; ""6 ""The Oldest of the Tories""""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-223) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-85654-5
- 9786612856549
- 0-7735-6418-7
- OCLC:
- 1394872036
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