The Scottish Nation (1700-2000) Devine

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THE SCOTTISH NATION
A HISTORY : 1700 - 2000
T. M. Devine
ISBN 0141002344
Penguin Books, New York, 1999
Paperback, xxiii + 693 pages.13,5 x 21 cm.


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T.M. Devine's "The Scottish Nation: A History, 1700-2000" is that rarest of breeds, a scholarly work that can be enjoyed by the general reader. The book covers the history of Scotland from the 1707 Act of Union with England to the beginnings of devolution in 2000. In between, the author packs an astonishing amount of political, sociological and economic information into a coherent history.

Devine's approach is both chronological and thematic. His narrative favors the norm over the heroic. A connecting thread is the uncertain relationship of Scotland to the United Kindgdom. One aspect of the relationship was the Jacobite challenge, with uprisings in 1715 and 1745. Another aspect was the disproportionate contributions of the famous Highland regiments to the wars of Empire. A third aspect was the early urbanization of Scotland and its transformation into the workshop of Britain. All these events had profound impacts on Scottish society in terms of education, religion, and local conditions; Devine combines a big picture approach with vignettes of often startling detail.

Devine investigates the Scottish diaspora, which took thousand of migrants to the British Dominion countries and the United States, while noting the surprising volume of immigration, mostly but not entirely from Ireland. He describes the phenomenon of "Highlandism", in which a decliing portion of Scottish society suddenly became emblematic of 19th century Scotland. More latterly, the struggle to rebuild a viable economy in Scotland after the World Wars has renewed interest in political devolution. Devine sees the reconvening of a Scottish Parliament at the close of the 20th Century as a sign of the times.

"The Scottish Nation" is very highly recommended as a scholarly but readable investigation into the unique national entity that is Scotland.




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