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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786698003321

Autore

Pittock Murray

Titolo

The road to independence? : Scotland in the balance / / Murray Pittock ; foreword by Alex Salmond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] : , : Reaktion Books, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-78023-328-0

Edizione

[Revised and expanded second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Disciplina

941.1085

Soggetti

Nationalism - Scotland

Scotland History 20th century

Scotland History 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Road to Independence?: Scotland in the Balance; Imprint Page; Contents; Foreword by First Minister; Introduction: Why Scotland?; One: Contacts and Corporatism: Scotland Since 1945; Two: Scottish Politics and Identity and the Rise of the SNP; Three: Scotland's Cities: Populations, Cultures and Economies; Four: Cultural Independence?; Five: Who are the New Scots?; Six: Devolution or Revolution? Government and Society in Scotland Since 1999; References; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Independence has been a contested issue in Scotland since the region was first invaded by England in 1707, and the realm continues to linger between regional status and full sovereignty. The issue of independence has risen to the forefront of Scottish discussion in the past fifty years, and Murray Pittock offers here an examination of modern Scottish nationalism and what it means for the United Kingdom. Pittock charts Scotland's economic, cultural, and social histories, focusing on the history and cultural impact of Scottish cities and industries, the role of multiculturalism in c