Rab Houston (University of St. Andrews Professor of Modern History

Scotland

A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

This 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.

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Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 113mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 158g
• ISBN-13: 9780199230792
• ISBN-10: 019923079X
• Artikelnr.: 24378339

Autorenporträt

Robert Allan Houston was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and St Andrews University before spending six years at Cambridge University as a research student. He has been a Professor of Modern History, specialising in British social history, at the University of St Andrews since 1983. He lives in Edinburgh.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Politics and Government
2: Religion
3: Education
4: Society
5: Economy and Environment
6: Scotland and the Wider World
7: Culture
Conclusions

Rezensionen

Houston's survey is clear and certainly concise. Clare Beck, The Scotsman