Scottish clans [ Social interaction / Association ]
… the Union of 1707 and of the Jacobite rebellion. Concepts > Social interaction People > Association Keywords Clans Clubs Enlightenment Highlands Scotland Tradition In the eighteenth century, Scottish society was still mainly structured into … Society of Edinburgh (1784) 8 which worked for the promotion and modernization of the Highlands both by bringing Enlightenment ideas of improvements into these remote places and by spreading a positive image of them. For example, they … into agricultural improvement. They believed they could bring them to civilisation by placing them at the centre of Enlightenment debates meant to improve society in general. 6 . Further reading: Robert Withington, ‘Scott’s Contribution …
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