| Description |
1 online resource (x, 230 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Making of the modern SNP : from protest to power / Gerry Hassan -- Early years : from the inter-war period to the mid-1960s / Richard Finlay -- From breakthrough to mainstream : Politics of potential and blackmail / James Mitchell -- Women's political representation and the SNP : gendered paradoxes and puzzles / Fiona Mackay, Meryl Kenny -- Devolution, the SNP and the electorate / John Curtice -- Who are the SNP members? / James Mitchell, Robert Johns, Lynn Bennie -- SNP and the Scottish Parliament : Start of a new sang? / Colin Mackay -- SNP and Westminster / Isobel Lindsay -- SNP economic strategy : neo-liberalism with a heart / Jim Cuthbert, Margaret Cuthbert -- Social justice and the SNP / Stephen Maxwell -- SNP, cultural policy and the idea of the "creative economy" / Philip Schlesinger -- Auld enemies : Scottish nationalism and Scottish labour / Gerry Hasan -- Journey from the 79 group to the modern SNP / David Torrance -- SNP and UK relations / Alex Wright -- Degrees of independence : SNP thinking in an international context / Eve Hepburn -- Nationalist movements in comparative perspective / Michael Keating. |
| Summary |
This collection brings together academics, writers, commentators and analysts of Scottish politics to address the nature of the SNP: its position in Scotland, its influence on devolution, its role as a minority administration and its relationship with other institutions in Scotland, the UK and Europe. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Scottish National Party -- History.
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Scottish National Party. |
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History. |
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Scottish National Party -- History. |
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Scotland -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Scotland. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Scotland -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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1900-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hassan, Gerry.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Modern SNP. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2009 9780748639908 (DLC) 2009675402 (OCoLC)430511588 |
| ISBN |
9780748642113 (electronic book) |
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0748642110 (electronic book) |
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074863990X (hardback) |
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9780748639908 (hardback) |
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0748639918 (paperback) |
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9780748639915 (paperback) |
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