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“Devine has been described as ‘Scotland’s preeminent historian’…What this work does is provide you with an understanding of Scotland all the way back from the Act of Union. Devine does an excellent job of asking why the union came about in the first place, because it wasn’t that popular in certain parts of Scotland back in the early 1700s, I can tell you. So how did it manage to survive, and why was the union so popular later on? He also talks about how Scottish identity seemed to flourish within the union, which is surprising to some, because when a small country gets into bed politically, socially and culturally with a bigger country, it often gets absorbed. He addresses all these questions and does an excellent job of talking us through the various periods of history and illustrating how the union was, at various times, more strong and less strong.” Read more...
The best books on Scottish Nationalism
Murray Leith, Political Scientist
