Independence or Union: Scotland's Past and Scotland's Present

Devine, T M

ISBN 10: 0241215870 / ISBN 13: 9780241215876

Published by Allen Lane, 2016

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR007953612

Synopsis:

'Deserves to be read by everyone interested in the future of the United Kingdom' Andrew Marr, The Sunday Times

There can be no relationship in Europe's history more creative, significant, vexed and uneasy than that between Scotland and England. From the Middle Ages onwards the island of Britain has been shaped by the unique dynamic between Edinburgh and London, exchanging inhabitants, monarchs, money and ideas, sometimes in a spirit of friendship and at others in a spirit of murderous dislike.

Tom Devine's seminal new book explores this extraordinary history in all its ambiguity, from the seventeenth century to the present. When not undermining each other with invading armies, both Scotland and England have broadly benefitted from each other's presence - indeed for long periods of time nobody questioned the union which joined them. But as Devine makes clear, it has for the most part been a relationship based on consent, not force, on mutual advantage, rather than antagonism - and it has always held the possibility of a political parting of the ways.

With the United Kingdom under a level of scrutiny unmatched since the eighteenth century Independence or Union is the essential guide.

About the Author: T. M. Devine has written three books for Penguin: The Scottish Nation, Scotland's Empire and To the Ends of the Earth. He is Sir William Fraser Professor Emeritus of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh; a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh; and an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy. Devine is the only historian to have been awarded the Royal Medal, Scotland's supreme academic accolade, by HM The Queen. In 2014 he was knighted for services to the study of Scottish history.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Independence or Union: Scotland's Past and ...
Publisher: Allen Lane
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good