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c1985. --., J. Donald Publishers ; Exclusive distribution in the U.S.A. and Canada by Humanities Press Call No: SC 305.5 E78e Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2013., Birlinn Call No: SC 941.101 C613m Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Covering a thousand years of Scottish history, this account incorporates both historical and contemporary research into old theories and controversies. During the first millennium AD, the most northerly part of Britain evolved into the country known today as Scotland. The transition was a long process of social and political change driven by the ambitions of powerful warlords; tribal chiefs and Roman generals, at first, followed by dynamic warrior-kings who campaigned far beyond their own borders. From Lothian to Orkney and from Fife to the Isle of Skye, fierce battles were won and lost, but, by AD 1000, a dynasty of Gaelic-speaking kings, the Picts, and Scots began to forge a single, unified nation which transcended enmities. With maps to illustrate the history, this chronicle brings to life the great warrior-kings of early Scotland.
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2018., McGill-Queen's University Press Call No: SC 320.540 B426n Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Democracy, diversity, and citizen engagement series Volume: 3.Summary Note: In Quebec and Scotland, questions of constitutional change, national identity, and national grievance play an important role in the electoral calculations of political parties and voters. Taking a strong stance on the national question can have strategic benefits both for parties pushing for greater autonomy and for those endorsing the status quo. In this in-depth look at issue voting, authors Éric Bélanger, Richard Nadeau, Ailsa Henderson, and Eve Hepburn examine how the national question affects political parties and voter behaviour in both substate nations. Through party manifestos, interviews with legislators, and opinion survey data, this book demonstrates that calls for constitutional change influence political debate, competition, voter choice, and the outcome of elections not only within Quebec and Scotland but also across Canada and the United Kingdom. Minority nationalist parties, the authors show, can gain support by claiming ownership of issues with widespread public agreement, such as self-determination and protecting the identity and interests of the nation. A comprehensive analysis of recent electoral politics, The National Question and Electoral Politics in Quebec and Scotland greatly enhances our understanding of the electoral impact of substate nationalism.
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2020., Biteback Publishing Call No: SC 320.53 M113r Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The French Revolution provided a spare which lit the fire of radicalism in Scotland. In the late eighteenth century, discontented workers took to the streets and united in opposition to the King and the government. Brave men such as Thomas Muir, Thomas Fyshe Palmer and William Skirving attempted to organise the Scottish people in pursuit of widespread political reform. Uprisings spread across the country and the authorities responded with violent brutality, but the radical flame could not be extinguished and would only burn more fiercely into the nineteenth century. Tracing events from the 1780's to the 1820's, Radical Scotland tells the widely forgotten story of the country's revolutionary heroes who courageously gave up their liberty and even their lives to fight for the rights of the people. The story starts with the French Revolution and sheds light on decisive events, including the massacre of Tranent, before culminating in the 1820 rising. Kenny MacAskill draws on archival sources to vividly recount the pivotal moments during this tumultuous time. This is Scotland's radical history.
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2008., Reaktion Call No: SC 941.1 P691r Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Contemporary worldsSummary Note: "In The Road to Independence? the author relates the economic, social and cultural history of Scotland since 1960, the rise of modern Scottish nationalism and the reasons for it, the recent history and differing character of Scotland's cities and cultural industries, the impact of multiculturalism on Scottish as distinct from British society and the changes wrought by devolution, including the reasons for the election of Scotland's first-ever nationalist government in 2007." "The Road to Independence? is the only history of Scotland available with a truly contemporary focus. In dealing with everything from modern painting to political structures, it is remarkably comprehensive; in explaining the rise of modern nationalism it is of fundamental importance to policymakers and the wider public. It will be of interest to students of politics, history, law and social science, and to all who want to understand the rapidly changing face of Britain."--BOOK JACKET.
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2008., Oxford University Press Call No: SC 941.1 H843s Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Very short introductions
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2022., Pluto Press Call No: NEW SC 320.15 H353s Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A systematic exploration of the arguments for Scottish independence from a sympathetic angle. The Scottish independence question is one of the pivotal questions facing British politics and the future of the United Kingdom. It is also one of the most contentious and misunderstood. .
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2011., Centre for Scottish Studies Call No: SC 306.094 C188s Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Guelph series in Scottish studiesSummary Note: In 1994, T.C. Smout pointed to the concentric loyalties which go to make up the identity of those who see themselves as Scottish. Building on the last decade of new research, The Centre for Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph would like to continue this discussion in the second volume in the Guelph Series in Scottish Studies. This collection explores the multi-faceted construction of Scottish identities from the medieval to the modern era. Chapter highlights include: -- Michael Newton (St. Francis Xavier) Scotland's Two Solitudes Abroad: Scottish Gaelic Immigrant Identity and Culture in North America -- Rosalind Carr (Sheffield ) Women, Presbyterianism and Political Agency: A Case-Study of the Anglo-Scottish Union -- Graeme Morton (Guelph) The Scottish nation of Jane Porter in her international setting -- Daniel Travers (Huddersfield) The Italian Job: Orcadian Identity and the legacy of its Prisoners of War -- Elizabeth Ritchie (Highlands & Islands) "A Palmful of Water for your Years": Babies, Religion and Gender among Crofting Families in Scotland, 1800-1850 -- Kenneth Baxter (Dundee) Identity, Scottish Women, and Parliament, 1918-1979 -- Katie Barclay (Queen's Belfast) Sex, Identity and Enlightenment in the Long-Eighteenth Century -- Katherine H. Terrell (Hamilton) Depicting Identity: Cartography, Chorography, and the Borders of Pre-Reformation Scotland -- John Sherry (Guelph) The Evolution of Scottish Protestant Identities in Stuart Ulster, 1603-1714.
