Modern Scottish culture / Michael Gardiner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gardiner, Michael, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scotland--Civilization.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2005]

Summary:

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748620272);An overview of Scottish culture from the time of union with England and Wales up to and through the moment of devolution to the present.A wide-ranging introduction to Scottish culture, this book examines the central place of Scottish cultural studies within British cultural studies, describing the changing relationship of Scotland and the union as a whole. Scotland has a disproportionately high production of British output in many fields - technological, colonial, political, artistic and literary - and this book shows how Scotland, long used to the differences between nation and government, is leading the constitutional changes which are accompanying the break-up of the British union today. It condenses much of the pioneering research done on Scottish Studies over the last couple of decades, as well as introducing new research which helps link the field and make sense of this rapidly changing nation. Each chapter introduces an aspect of modern Scottish culture, including film, religion, sport, cultural history, mass media and literature.The first introduction to Scottish cultural studies, this book is aimed at undergraduates, 'A' Level students and the general reader interested in the culture of Scotland, and cultural studies as a whole.Key FeaturesThe first introduction to Scottish cultural studies, aimed at a wide audience of undergraduates, 'A' Level students and the general reader interested in the culture of Scotland, and cultural studies as a wholeAccessibly written, covering each period since the start of the eighteenth centuryEach chapter includes a summary, suggestions for further reading and questions for personal research."

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. What is Scotland?

2. Cultural History I: Before 1822

3. Cultural History II: After 1822

4. Modern Scottish Philosophy

5. Education in Scotland

6. Religion in Scotland

7. Scots Law

8. Sport in Scotland

9. Scotland’s Languages

10. The Scottish Parliament

11. The Contexts of Modern Scottish Literature

12. Visual Arts and Architecture

13. Mass Media

14. Scottish Music

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474468329

1474468322

OCLC:

1302164864