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Bringing alive the past, which has shaped modern Scotland, is at the heart of a major new initiative, Scotland's History, from BBC Scotland. Through the winning and losing of an American empire and... the impact of the Scottish Enlightenment, Neil Oliver reveals how in the second half of the 18th century Scotland was transformed from a poor northern backwater with a serious image problem into one of the richest nations on Earth. This was the dawn of the modern age when Scotland made its mark on the world by exporting its most valuable commodities - its people and ideas.
Bringing alive the past, which has shaped modern Scotland, is at the heart of a major new initiative, Scotland's History, from BBC Scotland. Through the winning and losing of an American empire and... the impact of the Scottish Enlightenment, Neil Oliver reveals how in the second half of the 18th century Scotland was transformed from a poor northern backwater with a serious image problem into one of the richest nations on Earth. This was the dawn of the modern age when Scotland made its mark on the world by exporting its most valuable commodities - its people and ideas.
| Series: | A history of Scotland |
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| Episode | 8 |
| Published: | 2009 |
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| Duration: | 00:58:15 |
| Note: | Information booklet is available for reference use only. This is shelved with the reference DVD. Please ask staff if you wish to see this item. |
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| Producer: | Catherine McCarthy |
| Presenter: | Neil Oliver |
| Contributor: | Neil Oliver |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/scotland/index.html |
| Subject terms: | Colonies; Enlightenment--Scotland; Tobacco industry--1700-1800; Scotland --Civilisation--History; --Scotland --History --18th century; --United States --History--Revolution, --1775-1783 |
| Production number: | SAFA064H |
| Videofinder number: | 81578 |
| Available to public: | no |
