Scotland : a short history / Christopher Harvie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harvie, Christopher., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scotland--History.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Christopher Harvie, one of Scotland's leading historians and political writers, takes a long view of Scotland: its land, people, and culture. Scotland: A History sweeps from the earliest settlements to the new Parliament of 1999 and beyond. It describes the unique multi-ethnic kingdom which emerged from the Dark Ages, the small, proud nation manoeuvring among the great powers of medieval Europe, and the radical reformation which forced a compromise with its mighty southern neighbour. Harvie follows Scotland's tense partnership with England for over 400 years, through dual monarchy and union, enlightenment and empire, industrialization and de-industrialization. First published over a decade ago, this new edition has been extended - at both ends - to include recent discoveries about Scotland's early pre-historic settlements, through to a new final chapter covering the history, politics, and economics of the country under the Holyrood Parliament - and the background to the controversy over the Independence Referendum of 2014.

Contents:

From fireball to the Unified Kingdom, 10,000 BC-AD 1100

The community of the realm, 1100-1560

Reformation and dual monarchy, 1560-1707

Union and enlightenment, 1707-1815

The world's workshop, 1815-1906

Journey to the frontier? 1906-2003

'Devo-Max' or independence? 2003-2014.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-102425-2

0-19-102424-4

OCLC:

889264348