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Independence or Union: Scotland´s Past and Scotland´s Present
T. M. Devine
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Description for Independence or Union: Scotland´s Past and Scotland´s Present
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
'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 ... Read more
'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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141981574
SKU
9780141981574
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About T. M. Devine
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. In 2001 he was awarded the Royal Gold Medal and has won all three major prizes for Scottish historical research. He ... Read more
Reviews for Independence or Union: Scotland´s Past and Scotland´s Present
Devine brings his usual acute historical critique to the question in hand.
Keith M. Brown
Times Literary Supplement
Briskly, clearly and fairly he sketches a complex and detailed history, bringing new life and fresh perspectives to old stories... if he hadn't already been knighted for services to Scottish history, Devine would have been ... Read more
Keith M. Brown
Times Literary Supplement
Briskly, clearly and fairly he sketches a complex and detailed history, bringing new life and fresh perspectives to old stories... if he hadn't already been knighted for services to Scottish history, Devine would have been ... Read more