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How the Scots Invented the Modern World

The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It

by Arthur Herman · 2001 · 480 pages

Charlie Munger
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About This Book

A historical account of the Scottish Enlightenment and its influence on the development of the modern world. The text examines how Scottish thinkers and pioneers shaped modern concepts of democracy, capitalism, and education.

Book Details

Published

2001

Pages

480

Language

en

ISBN

9780609809990

Awards & Recognition

Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction (2002)

Audiobook Available

18h 21m
Narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie

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