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THE ORIGINS OF SCOTTISH NATIONHOOD (Pluto Critical History Series)
Neil Davidson
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paperback. 'The great merit of The Origins of Scottish Nationhood is that it seeks to encourage clear thinking about the national condition.' Allan Massie, TLS Num Pages: 272 pages, afterword, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; HBJD1; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
The traditional view of the Scottish nation holds that it first arose during the Wars of Independence from England in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Although Scotland was absorbed into Britain in 1707 with the Treaty of Union, Scottish identity is supposed to have remained alive in the new state through separate institutions of religion (the Church of Scotland), education, and the legal system.
Neil Davidson argues otherwise. The Scottish nation did not exist before 1707. The Scottish national consciousness we know today was not preserved by institutions carried over from the pre-Union period, but arose after ... Read more
The traditional view of the Scottish nation holds that it first arose during the Wars of Independence from England in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Although Scotland was absorbed into Britain in 1707 with the Treaty of Union, Scottish identity is supposed to have remained alive in the new state through separate institutions of religion (the Church of Scotland), education, and the legal system.
Neil Davidson argues otherwise. The Scottish nation did not exist before 1707. The Scottish national consciousness we know today was not preserved by institutions carried over from the pre-Union period, but arose after ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745316086
SKU
V9780745316086
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About Neil Davidson
Neil Davidson lectured in Sociology with the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. He wrote several books on Scottish nationalism, including Discovering the Scottish Revolution 1692-1746 (Pluto Press, 2003) and The Origins of Scottish Nationhood (Pluto Press, 2000).
Reviews for THE ORIGINS OF SCOTTISH NATIONHOOD (Pluto Critical History Series)
'The great merit of The Origins of Scottish Nationhood is that it seeks to encourage clear thinking about the national condition'
Allan Massie in the Times Literary Suplement
Allan Massie in the Times Literary Suplement