The Oxford Companion to Scottish History

by Michael Lynch

Book Overview

Compiled by more than 170 eminent contributors, the volume covers over 2000 years and extends from Galloway to Orkney and Shetland and from the Borders to the Western Isles. At more than half a million words and nearly 800 pages, this wide-ranging resource provides comprehensive coverage of Scotland's eventful history--interpreting that history broadly enough to include archaeology, architecture, culture, folk belief, climate, geology, and languages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199234825
• ISBN13: 9780199234820
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.2" x 6.0"