The Scottish Nation: A Modern History
Autor T. M. Devineen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 iul 2012
Part of a trilogy on Scottish history, T.M. Devine'sThe Scottish Nation: A Modern Historytraces the epic story of a nation from the Union with England to today's debates on the possibilities of Scottish independence.
Drawing on extensive research and exploring everything from the high politics of the devolved parliament to the everyday effects of huge and growing levels of social inequality, this bestselling history places Scotland firmly within an international context and provides a key focus for the ongoing debate regarding Scotland's future.
Ranging from high politics to everyday life,The Scottish Nationis the most read modern history of Scotland at home and abroad: vital to understanding an ancient nation at a crucial time.
'Outstanding ... if you are after answers to the big questions of Scottish history, Devine is your man'
Niall Ferguson
'Magnificent ... a high achievement, a history of modern Scotland which, rarely for the subject, endows with sweep and power the changes that have created the country we live in'
Michael Fry,The Herald
'The work of a compendious historical mind ... the first history of Scotland which both a nationalist and a unionist Scot can keep on their shelves with pride, and that is a large achievement in itself'
John Lloyd,Financial Times
'A formidable work ... quite remarkable'
Donald Dewar
'A fiercely intelligent account of Scotland ... Devine is the country's most prominent historian, and from the evidence of this book, rightly so'
Rosemary Goring,Scotland on Sunday
T.M. Devine, OBE is University Research Professor and Director of the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen. His other books includeThe Scottish NationandTo the Ends of the Earth.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780718193201
ISBN-10: 0718193202
Pagini: 784
Ilustrații: maps
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0718193202
Pagini: 784
Ilustrații: maps
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
T.M.
Devine
(OBE)
is
University
Research
Professor
and
Director
of
the
Research
Institute
of
Irish
and
Scottish
Studies
at
the
University
of
Aberdeen.
Recenzii
Magnificent
...
a
high
achievement,
a
history
of
modern
Scotland
which,
rarely
for
the
subject,
endows
with
sweep
and
power
the
changes
that
have
created
the
country
we
live
in
Devine's scholarship is state of the art ... if you are after answers to the big questions of Scottish history, Devine is your man
I think this book takes its place among the greatest accounts of Scotland's history available today
Devine's scholarship is state of the art ... if you are after answers to the big questions of Scottish history, Devine is your man
I think this book takes its place among the greatest accounts of Scotland's history available today