An exciting account of the origins of the modern world
Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics—contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since.
Herman has charted a fascinating journey across the centuries of Scottish history. Here is the untold story of how John Knox and the Church of Scotland laid the foundation for our modern idea of democracy; how the Scottish Enlightenment helped to inspire both the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution; and how thousands of Scottish immigrants left their homes to create the American frontier, the Australian outback, and the British Empire in India and Hong Kong.
How the Scots Invented the Modern World reveals how Scottish genius for creating the basic ideas and institutions of modern life stamped the lives of a series of remarkable historical figures, from James Watt and Adam Smith to Andrew Carnegie and Arthur Conan Doyle, and how Scottish heroes continue to inspire our contemporary culture, from William “Braveheart” Wallace to James Bond.
And no one who takes this incredible historical trek will ever view the Scots—or the modern West—in the same way again.

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How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It: The True Story of ... Created Our World and Ever ything in It

苏格兰(现代世界文明的起点)(精)

(美)阿瑟. 赫尔曼著 ; 启蒙编译所译; 赫尔曼; Rman He; 启蒙编译所

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Herman, Arthur

上海社会科学院出版社 Shanghai she hui ke xue yuan chu ban she

Golden Books Publishing Company, Incorporated

Shanghai Acadcmy of Social Sciences Press

Random House, Incorporated

Crown Publishing Group

Three Rivers Press

Crown Publishers

Vintage Books

Place of publication not identified, 2007

Penguin Random House LLC, New York, 2001

United States, United States of America

China, People's Republic, China

1st ed, New York, ©2001

New York, 2010

Reprint, 2007

Bookmarks: p1 (p1): 导读&陈正国
p2 (p1): 前言
p3 (p1): 序幕
p4 (p13): 第一部分 顿悟
p4-1 (p15): 第一章 新耶路撒冷
p4-2 (p36): 第二章 自掘坟墓
p4-3 (p57): 第三章 人性研究（一）
p4-4 (p79): 第四章 人性研究（二）
p4-5 (p101): 第五章 南北鸿沟
p4-6 (p124): 第六章 最后一战
p4-7 (p151): 第七章 经济起飞
p4-8 (p177): 第八章 精英协会：亚当·斯密和他的朋友
p5 (p213): 第二部分 大迁徙
p5-1 (p215): 第九章 “伟大的设计”：苏格兰人在美洲
p5-2 (p252): 第十章 北部的光芒：苏格兰人、自由主义者与改革
p5-3 (p275): 第十一章 最后的吟游诗人：沃尔特·司各特爵士与高地复兴
p5-4 (p305): 第十二章 实践：科学与工业中的苏格兰人
p5-5 (p329): 第十三章 日不落：苏格兰人与大英帝国
p5-6 (p369): 第十四章 自力更生：苏格兰人在美国
p5-7 (p393): 尾声
p6 (p412): 进阶阅读的原始资料和指南
p7 (p441): 致谢
p8 (p443): 简明人名译名表
p9 (p451): 简明地名译名表

Who formed the first modern nation?Who created the first literate society?Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism?The Scots. Mention of Scotland and the Scots usually conjures up images of kilts, bagpipes, Scotch whisky, and golf. But as historian and author Arthur Herman demonstrates, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland earned the respect of the rest of the world for its crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics?contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. Arthur Herman has charted a fascinating journey across the centuries of Scottish history. He lucidly summarizes the ideas, discoveries, and achievements that made this small country facing on the North Atlantic an inspiration and driving force in world history. Here is the untold story of how John Knox and the Church of Scotland laid the foundation for our modern idea of democracy; how the Scottish Enlightenment helped to inspire both the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution; and how thousands of Scottish immigrants left their homes to create the American frontier, the Australian outback, and the British Empire in India and Hong Kong. How the Scots Invented the Modern World reveals how Scottish genius for creating the basic ideas and institutions of modern life stamped the lives of a series of remarkable historical figures, from James Watt and Adam Smith to Andrew Carnegie and Arthur Conan Doyle, and how Scottish heroes continue to inspire our contemporary culture, from William "Braveheart" Wallace to James Bond. Victorian historian John Anthony Froude once proclaimed, "No people so few in number have scored so deep a mark in the world?s history as the Scots have done." And no one who has taken this incredible historical trek, from the Highland glens and the factories and slums of Glasgow to the California Gold Rush and the search for the source of the Nile, will ever view Scotland and the Scots?or the modern West?in the same way again. For this is a story not just about Scotland: it is an exciting account of the origins of the modern world and its consequences."The point of this book is that being Scottish turns out to be more than just a matter of nationality or place of origin or clan or even culture. It is also a state of mind, a way of viewing the world and our place in it. ... This is the story of how the Scots created the basic idea of modernity. It will show how that idea transformed their own culture and society in the eighteenth century, and how they carried it with them wherever they went. Obviously, the Scots did not do everything by themselves: other nations?Germans, French, English, Italians, Russians, and many others?have their place in the making of the modern world. But it is the Scots more than anyone else who have created the lens through which we see the final product. When we gaze out on a contemporary world shaped by technology, capitalism, and modern democracy, and struggle to find our place as individuals in it, we are in effect viewing the world as the Scots did. ... The story of Scotland in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is one of hard-earned triumph and heart-rending tragedy, spilled blood and ruined lives, as well as of great achievement."?FROM THE PREFACEFrom the Hardcover edition

封面
书名
版权
前言
目录
导读陈正国
前言
序幕
第一部分 顿悟
第一章 新耶路撒冷
第二章 自掘坟墓
第三章 人性研究(一)
第四章 人性研究(二)
第五章 南北鸿沟
第六章 最后一战
第七章 经济起飞
第八章 精英协会:亚当·斯密和他的朋友
第二部分 大迁徙
第九章 “伟大的设计”:苏格兰人在美洲
第十章 北部的光芒:苏格兰人、自由主义者与改革
第十一章 最后的吟游诗人:沃尔特·司各特爵士与高地复兴
第十二章 实践:科学与工业中的苏格兰人
第十三章 日不落:苏格兰人与大英帝国
第十四章 自力更生:苏格兰人在美国
尾声
进阶阅读的原始资料和指南
致谢
简明人名译名表
简明地名译名表

Now in paperback, this lively bestseller traces the history of Scotland's many contributions to our culture, drawing on the most recent research of scholars and historians to demonstrate just how central the Scots have been throughout the rise of the West

Explores the seminal contributions of Scotland to the development of modern Western civilization, discussing the impact of such ideals as democracy, freedom of speech, equal opportunity, and a commitment to education

本书讲述曾是欧洲最贫穷国家的苏格兰如何创造出现代生活的基本理念--民主, 技术, 资本主义, 又如何在18世纪将这些理念传至世界各地.这不仅仅是关于苏格兰的历史故事, 更是对现代世界的产生极其影响的有趣阐释

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