Scottish History: Recent submissions
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The Glasgow tobacco merchants and the American Revolution, 1770-1800
(University of St Andrews, 1978-03) - ThesisThe tobacco trade formed the basis of the Chesapeake economy during the Eighteenth Century. Tobacco was shipped to Britain during the -colonial period, in accordance with the Navigation Acts, and then sold in European ... -
The development of the Scottish railway system to 1844
(University of St Andrews, 1982-07) - ThesisThis thesis traces the development of the Scottish railway system from the horse-drawn waggonways of the eighteenth century to the eve of the railway mania of the mid-1840s. It includes discussion of most aspect, of railway ... -
Organisational culture and service quality : an exploratory case study based investigation of Scottish universities' residential function
(University of St Andrews, 1999-12) - ThesisResearch on the relationship between organisational culture and service quality is still in its early stages. Mostly, the evidence in such research tends to be either prescriptive or anecdotal. Based on the literature ... -
The situation of women in seventeenth century Fife : as illustrated by the records of the Church courts
(University of St Andrews, 1991-07) - ThesisWomen, particularly those from the lower ranks in society, have received little attention from historians. In part this is due to the limited nature of the available sources. The present thesis is largely based on evidence ... -
The linen industry of Fife in the later eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
(University of St Andrews, 1975) - Thesis