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Scotland: A Short History

Scotland: A Short History

by Christopher Harvie (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

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Synopsis

Christopher Harvie, one of the country's leading historians and political writers, discusses the Scottish land, people, and culture in a gripping narrative. Scotland: A Short History, presents a clear history of Scotland from prehistoric times until the present day, ranging from the shaping of the kingdom, medieval Scotland, reformation and dual monarchy, union and enlightenment to industrialization and the massive changes witnessed in the twentieth century. He deals mercilessly with old cliches, and applies the results of new research, placing recent developments within a historical and cultural context.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 280
 Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 25 Jul 2002
ISBN 10: 0192100548
ISBN 13: 9780192100542

Media Reviews
The authoritative combination of Harvie and the OUP ... should guarantee that this 'Short History' becomes the definitive one for the foreseeable future. The Glasgow Herald
Author Bio

Christopher Harvie, Professor of British and Irish Studies at Tubingen University, made himself the leading historian of twentieth-century Scotland with two classic works, Scotland and Nationalism (1977, third edition 1998) and No Gods and Precious Few Heroes: Twentieth-Century Scotland (1981, third edition, 2000). Educated at the High School and University of Edinburgh, a pioneer of distance learning at the Open University, and a polymath in the tradition of Adam Smith and Patrick Geddes, Harvie now brings his interest in technology, politics and culture, displayed in The Lights of Liberalism (on the Oxbridge elite, 1976), The Centre of Things (on political fiction, 1991) and Fool's Gold (on North Sea oil, 1994) to bear on his own country, in A Short History of Scotland.