Scotland since 1707. The rise of an industrial society

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First published 1965. Scholarly economic history of Scotland to 1939. Structured in three parts: 1] 'Economic struggle, 1707 to 1780s' - 'A changing society' / 'Agriculture' / 'Trade and transport' / 'Industry and finance'; 2] 'Economic success, 1780s to 1870s' - 'Trade and transport' / 'The textile industries' / 'The heavy industries' / 'Finance' / 'Agriculture' / 'An industrial society' / 'Social reform'; 3] 'Economic pressure, 1870s to 1939' - 'Industry to 1914' / 'Industry, 1914 to 1939' / 'Agriculture, 1870s to 1939' / 'Social assimilation'