Scotland: A Concise History (Illustrated National Histories) - Softcover

Fitzroy Maclean

 
9780500289877: Scotland: A Concise History (Illustrated National Histories)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0500289875 ISBN 13: 9780500289877
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

A popular and accessible history of Scotland from the earliest times to the present day

An updated edition of this classic and much-loved work on Scotland that brings the story right up to date, with a new added chapter by Magnus Linklater examining recent momentous events and developments that have set the nation on a new course.

Written with wit and scholarship, this book remains the definitive volume for anyone seeking to disentangle the complex story of Scotland from the earliest times to the present.

Table of Contents

1. ‘Polished from the rust of scottish barbarity’ • 2. ‘Not for glory, nor riches, nor honour, but only for that liberty’ • 3. ‘They spend all their time in wars and when there is no war, they fight one another’ • 4. ‘The great marriage day of this nation with god’ • 5. ‘Ane end of ane auld sang’ • 6. ‘The king over the water’ • 7.‘For a’ that’ • 8. ‘The settled will of the Scottish people’ • 9. ‘We shall carry it carefully and make the nation proud’

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From the Back Cover

Here is the new revised edition of Maclean's classic work with a new added chapter by Magnus Linklater, who also revised the last edition, that brings the story of Scotland right up to date. Linklater examines how the new Scottish Parliament has fared and discusses significant events such as the controversies over the Holyrood parliament building, devolution and the transfer of taxation rights from Westminster, and the release of the Lockerbie bomber, as well as the fallout from the 2008 global financial crash and the debate about independence and the future of the United Kingdom now that the Scottish National Party is in power.

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Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0500289875
ISBN 13 
9780500289877
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
4
Number of pages
260