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The Scottish enlightenment abroad : the Russells of Braidshaw in Aleppo and on the coast of Coromandel / by Janet Starkey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Starkey, Janet, 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Russell family.
- Scotland--Intellectual life--18th century.
- Scotland.
- Intellectual life.
- Enlightenment--Scotland.
- Enlightenment.
- Scots--Syria--Aleppo.
- Scots.
- Syria--Aleppo.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 467 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
- Summary:
- In 'The Scottish Enlightenment Abroad', Janet Starkey examines the lives and works of Scots working in the mid eighteenth century with the Levant Company in Aleppo, then within the Ottoman Empire; and those working with the East India Company in India, especially in the fields of natural history, medicine, ethnography and the collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts. The focus is on brothers from Edinburgh: Alexander Russell MD FRS, Patrick Russell MD FRS, Claud Russell and William Russell FRS. 0By examining a wide range of modern interpretations, Starkey argues that the Scottish Enlightenment was not just a philosophical discourse but a multi-faceted cultural revolution that owed its vibrancy to ties of kinship, and to strong commercial and intellectual links with Europe and further abroad.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Starkey, Janet, 1948- Scottish enlightenment abroad.
- ISBN:
- 9789004362123
- 9004362126
- OCLC:
- 1011125266
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