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This book examines the climatic and economic origins of the last national famine to occur in Scotland, the nature and extent of the crisis which ensued, and wha
Adam Smith
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Authors: Christopher J. Berry
Categories: Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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In 1776 Adam Smith (1723-90) wrote The Wealth of Nations, a book so foundational that it has led to him being called the father of economics. Today he is associ
Third Duke of Buccleuch and Adam Smith
Language: en
Pages: 230
Authors: Brian Bonnyman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-07-16 - Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

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The third duke of Buccleuch (17461812) presided over the management of one of Britain's largest landed estates during a period of profound agrarian, social and
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The Kingdom of the Isles
Language: en
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Authors: R. Andrew McDonald
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This study explores the history of the western seaboard of Scotland (the Hebrides, Argyll and the Isle of Man) in a formative but often neglected era: the centr