Devine sir tom (3 Ergebnisse)
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom, Edinburgh 2002
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The question who are we? continues to perplex many Scots today. The 100 short essays in this book help to expand the debate and provide at least some of the answers. They offer an opportunity to penetrate behind the statistical surveys and explore the rich complexity of changing identity from a var…ied range of opinion.The collection includes the views of people at the centre of things as well as those at the margins of society, the famous as well as the not so well known, the authoritative and mainstream as well as the idiosyncratic. It also contains a few views from the outside, from North America, Europe and elsewhere.It examines the concept and experience of being Scottish at this time in history and assesses its relevance, strengths, advantages and weaknesses. It seeks to discover whether there is a special something which makes the Scottish distinctive and immediately recognisable and, if so, attempts to describe it. In short it is a snapshot of Scottish identity or, as seems to the case, the myriad Scottish identities that exist today.Contemporary events and developments in the British Isles and the world provide the general political and social context of this collection. These include: *The state of the Union*Devolution*The rise of English nationalism and the implications for Scotland*The debate about future British political and economic sovereignty and its relevance to Scotland*The lingering after-effects of the loss of Empire with its resultant crisis of identity for Scotland, a nation which played a key role in the imperial project*The new global world order based on the USA-declared war against terrorism in the aftermath of the events of 11 September 2001However the contributors succeed in going beyond the social and political context and explore above all what it means personally to be Scottish. The reader may be surprised at the insights contained in this book. Some contributors delve into their personal histories or t. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 187 pages. 7.70x5.10x0.60 inches. In Stock.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Lehigh Univ Pr 2016
Serie: Studies in Eighteenth-Century America and the Atlantic World, Buch 6 von 8. Buch 6 von 8 - Studies in Eighteenth-Century America and the Atlantic World
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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 277 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.
