The Scots (Oxford Paperbacks)

The Scots (Oxford Paperbacks)

by IainFinlayson (Author)

Synopsis

An analysis of the Scottish psyche, identity and history focusing on invention, development, and the perpetuation of Scottish national myths from personal observations by Iain Finlayson, himself a Scot, and quotations from writers like R.L. Stevenson, Edwin Muir, Hugh MacDiarmid, Muriel Spark and Dr Johnson among others. The study covers a wide range of topics, including literature and the arts, history, religion, politics, education, towns, countryside and humour. Iain Finlayson is a writer and journalist and author of The moth and the candle (a life of James Boswell).

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: New
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 18 Aug 1988

ISBN 10: 0192821180
ISBN 13: 9780192821188