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



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Autore: Pittock Murray Visualizza persona
Titolo: The road to independence? : Scotland in the balance / / Murray Pittock ; foreword by Alex Salmond Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London, [England] : , : Reaktion Books, , 2013
©2013
Edizione: Revised and expanded second edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
Disciplina: 941.1085
Soggetto topico: Nationalism - Scotland
Soggetto geografico: Scotland History 20th century
Scotland History 21st century
Persona (resp. second.): SalmondAlex
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
Titolo autorizzato: The road to independence  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-78023-328-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786698003321
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