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Scotland and the Union, 1707-2007 - Softcover

 
9780748635429: Scotland and the Union, 1707-2007
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0748635424 ISBN 13: 9780748635429
Verlag: Edinburgh University Press, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

A comprehensive examination of the past, present and future prospects of the Anglo-Scottish Union, this book is written by the cream of the academic talent in modern Scottish history and Scottish politics. It appeals to a wide readership while conforming to the highest standards of scholarship and no other volume considers the entire 300-year experience of Union - from its origins in the early 18th century to the historic parliamentary victory of the SNP in May 2007.All the key themes and questions are covered here: " why the Union took place" its growing acceptance in the eighteenth century" the central role of the Scots in the British Empire and the impact on Scotland" the politics of unionism" the challenge of nationalism" Thatcherism and the Union" Devolution and prospects for the future.Contributions come from Christopher A. Whatley, Allan I. Macinnes, Karen Bowie, Alexander J. Murdoch, Ewen A. Cameron, William L. Miller, Richard Findlay, Brian Ashcroft, Charlie Jeffrey, John Curtice and Neal Ascherson.This is the essential text for understanding one of the most burning issues in British public life today.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

T. M. Devine is Sir William Fraser Professor Emeritus of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh. Author and editor of many books on Scottish history and related subjects, he is a Fellow of the British Academy, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy. In 2014 he was knighted for services to the study of Scottish history and he is the only historian to have been awarded the Royal Gold Medal, Scotland's supreme academic accolade, by the HM The Queen on the recommendation of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.



Tom M. Devine is Sir William Fraser Professor of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh

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Written by the cream of academic talent in modern Scottish history and politics, thisbook provides a comprehensive examination of the past, present and future prospectsof the Anglo-Scottish Union. A scholarly but accessible read, its contributors do not shyaway from the controversies surrounding the Union. Their cutting-edge research ispresented in a lucid style, serving as an excellent introduction to some key aspectsof the Anglo-Scottish relationship between 1707 and 2007.Scotland and the Union 1707-2007 covers all the key themes:*Why the Union took place*A growing acceptance of the Union in the 18th century*The impact of Scots' central role in the British Empire*The politics of unionism*The challenge of nationalism*Thatcherism and the Union*Devolution and prospects for the futureNo other volume considers the entire 300-year experience of union - from its originsin the early 18th century to the historic parliamentary victory of the SNP in May 2007.This is the essential text for understanding one of the most burning issues in Britishpublic life today.

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Verlag
Edinburgh University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0748635424
ISBN 13 
9780748635429
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
246
Herausgeber
Devine T. M.
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