Edition |
New edition. |
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1 online resource |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Note |
Previous edition: 2002. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Key Places; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Introduction; 1 From Fireball to the Unified Kingdom, 10,000 BC-AD 1100; 2 The Community of the Realm, 1100-1560; 3 Reformation and Dual Monarchy, 1560-1707; 4 Union and Enlightenment, 1707-1815; 5 The World's Workshop, 1815-1906; 6 Journey to the Frontier? 1906-2003; 7 'Devo-Max' or Independence? 2003-2014; Envoi; Timelines; Bibliographical Essay; Publisher's Acknowledgements; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y. |
Summary |
Christopher Harvie, one of Scotland's leading historians and political writers, takes a long view of Scotland: its land, people, and culture. Scotland: A History sweeps from the earliest settlements to the new Parliament of 1999 and beyond. It describes the unique multi-ethnic kingdom which emerged from the Dark Ages, the small, proud nation manoeuvring among the great powers of medieval Europe, and the radical reformation which forced a compromise with its mighty southernneighbour. Harvie follows Scotland's tense partnership with England for over 400 years, through dual monarchy and union, en. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Scotland -- History.
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Scotland. |
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History. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. |
Genre/Form |
History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Harvie, Christopher, 1944- Scotland. New edition 9780198714880 (OCoLC)880192759 |
ISBN |
9780191024245 (electronic book) |
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0191024244 (electronic book) |
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9780198714880 |
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0198714882 |
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