LEADER 02173oam 22005411 450 001 9910810437903321 005 20240102112700.0 010 $a1-281-99871-0 010 $a0-19-155228-3 010 $a9786611998714 035 $a(CKB)2560000000326517 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000156551 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430955 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL430955 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10288424 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL199871 035 $a(OCoLC)320622056 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000326517 100 $a20090115d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $csti$2rdacontent 181 $ccri$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aScotland $ea very short introduction /$fRab Houston 210 1$aOxford :$cOxford University Press,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (172 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aVery short introductions 311 0 $a0-19-923079-X 311 0 $a0-19-177705-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 151-153) and index. 327 $aList of illustrations; Introduction; 1 Politics and government; 2 Religion; 3 Education; 4 Society; 5 Economy and environment; 6 Scotland and the wider world; 7 Culture; Conclusion: The lessons of history; References and further reading; Chronology; Monarchs of Scotland, 843-1714; Index. 330 8 $aThis very short introduction explores the key themes from more than 1,000 years of Scotland's fascinating history. Covering everything from the Jacobites to devolution to the modern economy, this concise account presents a fully-integrated picture of what Scottish society, culture, politics and religion look like, and why. 410 0$aVery short introductions. 607 $aScotland$xHistory 607 $aScotland$xCivilization 607 $aScotland$xPolitics and government 676 $a941.1 700 $aHouston$b R. A.$g(Robert Allan),$f1954-$0870410 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810437903321 996 $aScotland$94007580 997 $aUNINA