02848nam 2200601 450 991046417110332120200520144314.01-78023-328-0(CKB)3710000000125460(EBL)1707066(SSID)ssj0001294633(PQKBManifestationID)11700948(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001294633(PQKBWorkID)11317826(PQKB)10440326(MiAaPQ)EBC1707066(Au-PeEL)EBL1707066(CaPaEBR)ebr10887160(CaONFJC)MIL617835(OCoLC)881417002(EXLCZ)99371000000012546020140709h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe road to independence? Scotland in the balance /Murray Pittock ; foreword by Alex SalmondRevised and expanded second edition.London, [England] :Reaktion Books,2013.©20131 online resource (263 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-306-86584-0 1-78023-287-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexIndependence 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 cNationalismScotlandScotlandHistory20th centuryScotlandHistory21st centuryElectronic books.Nationalism941.1085Pittock Murray857099Salmond AlexMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464171103321The road to independence2155214UNINA