Being Scottish - Softcover

Devine, Tom; Logue, Paddy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1902930363 ISBN 13: 9781902930367

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2003

Synopsis

The question 'who are we?' continues to perplex many Scots today. The 100 short essays in this book help to expand the debate and provide at least some of the answers. They offer an opportunity to penetrate behind the statistical surveys and explore the rich complexity of changing identity from a varied range of opinion.The collection includes the views of people at the centre of things as well as those at the margins of society, the famous as well as the not so well known, the authoritative and mainstream as well as the idiosyncratic. It also contains a few views 'from the outside', from North America, Europe and elsewhere.It examines the concept and experience of being Scottish at this time in history and assesses its relevance, strengths, advantages and weaknesses. It seeks to discover whether there is a special something which makes the Scottish distinctive and immediately recognisable and, if so, attempts to describe it. In short it is a snapshot of Scottish identity or, as seems to the case,

About this title

About the Author:

Tom M. Devine is Sir William Fraser Professor of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh Paddy Logue is at the European Union Irish Peace Programme

Review:

This book is fascinating ! an essential read. This book is fascinating ! an essential read.

About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1902930363
• ISBN 13: 9781902930367
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300