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First published as The Scottish Nation 17002000 by Allen Lane 1999
Published in Penguin Books 2000
Reissued with new material 2006
Copyright T. M. Devine, 1999, 2006
Cover: Alfred G. Buckham, Aerial view of Edinburgh, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Courtesy of Richard and John Buckham.
Cover design: Jim Stoddart
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The moral right of the author has been asserted
ISBN: 978-0-7181-9673-8
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T. M. Devines splendid new book will remain the standard one in its field for a long time and deservedly so For those who want to know what is going on in modern Scottish history and society, it is a work of enduring distinction with the root of the matter in it Bruce Lenman, The Times Literary Supplement
It lives up to Professor Devines promise to provide a broad definition of history with an international perspective The Scottish Nation is essential reading innovative, dynamic, fresh as an all-round study of Scotland since the Union it has no rival Murray Pittock, Sunday Herald
Enthralling offers a stimulating road map towards an understanding of modern Scotland Daniel Mulhall, Irish Times
Both the sweep of the issues, and the depth of the analysis, particularly the impact of change on the lives of ordinary people, make it one of the books. It will certainly be one of my books of the year The Rt Hon. Gordon Brown
A tremendous study of transformation Devines strength is in his huge learning in the field of social history Neil Ascherson, Los Angeles Times
He tells the story with zest and vigour if anyone wants to know how and why we got where we are, Devines history rich in detail, judicious in its conclusions, generally entertaining will provide some, at least, of the answers Allan Massie, Literary Review
Devines commanding panorama majestic analysis Tom Nairn, New Statesman
Devine has synthesised the fruits of a revolution in Scottish historical studies and his book draws on its rich harvest of new research The Scottish Nation has synoptic power, lucidity of exposition and narrative force Arnold Kemp, Observer
A comprehensive, lucidly written history of Scotland a must read for anyone interested in Scotlands history Kirkus Reviews
Indispensable passionate, precise, unpatronizing this is the single volume history which will fill, with intelligence and breadth, the lamentable gaps in eduction left by a standard Scottish education Catherine Lockerbie, Scotsman
Indisputably the best single-volume history of Scotland we now have Lindsay Paterson
The chapters on the economy are outstanding learned, lucid and unfailingly intelligent Nicholas Phillipson, The Times Higher Education Supplement
T. M. Devine is Sir William Fraser Professor of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh and formerly Glucksman Research Chair of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the British Academy. He is a winner of Scotlands premier academic accolade, the Royal Medal, conferred by the Queen in 2001. In the 2005 New Years Honour Lists he was appointed OBE for services to Scottish history. Among Professor Devines numerous publications is Scotlands Empire, 16001815 published by Penguin Books in 2003.
For my beloved son
John
197596
Ai foi a ni
For historians of Scotland the last three decades have been an exciting time. Research has boomed, established views are vigorously challenged and entirely new fields of investigation opened up which were uncharted in the older historiography. But at least so far as the universities are concerned, the great majority of Scottish historians are more concerned in their published works to address their own professional peers rather than a wider public audience. In part this is inevitable, given the demands of research assessments and the expectations of promotion boards. The consequence, however, is that the academic community might be accused of introspection at a time when Scotland is entering a phase of historic constitutional change when issues such as identity and culture are being reclaimed and contested both in the media and in public debate. The time is therefore now ripe for a new general history of modern Scotland which draws the threads of research together and presents them to a wider readership in an accessible form.
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