
Scotland
A History
Jenny Wormald(Editor)
Oxford University Press
Published in August 2005
Book
Hardback
402 pages
978-0-19-820615-6 (ISBN)
Description
Scotland has long had a romantic appeal which has tended to be focused on a few over-dramatized personalities or events, notably Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Highland Clearances - the failures and the sad - though more positively, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce have also got in on the act, because of their heroism in resisting English aggression. This has had its own satisfaction, and has certainly been very good for the tourist industry. But, fuelled by the explosion of serious academic studies in the last half-century, there has grown up a keen desire for a better-informed and more satisfying understanding of the Scottish past-and not only in Scotland. The vague use of 'Britain' in books and television series which are in fact about England has begun to provoke adverse comment; there is clearly a growing desire for knowledge about the history of the non-English parts of the British Isles and Eire, already well established in Ireland and becoming increasingly obvious as far as Scotland and Wales are concerned.
This book brings together a series of studies by well-established scholars of Scottish history, from Roman times until the present day, and makes the fruits of their research accessible to students and the general reader alike. It offers the opportunity to go beyond the old myths, legends, and romance to the much more rewarding knowledge of why Scotland was a remarkably successful, thriving, and important kingdom, of international renown.
This book brings together a series of studies by well-established scholars of Scottish history, from Roman times until the present day, and makes the fruits of their research accessible to students and the general reader alike. It offers the opportunity to go beyond the old myths, legends, and romance to the much more rewarding knowledge of why Scotland was a remarkably successful, thriving, and important kingdom, of international renown.
Reviews / Votes
Make shelf space for 'Scotland: A History' edited by Jenny Wormald, which is, quite simply, the best, the most lucid, and most illuminating history of Scotland I've read. Magnus Magnusson, The Scotsman ...distinguished contribution... What a powerful historical overview this fine book provides. Magnus Magnusson, The ScotsmanMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Readers interested in Scottish history.
Illustrations
num. halftones, 12 farbige Bildtafeln, 4 Karten
12pp colour plates, numerous halftones, 4 maps
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-820615-6 (9780198206156)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jenny Wormald, C. E. Hodge Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, St Hilda's College, Oxford
Contributors: David Armitage, Columbia University Stephen Boardman, University of Edinburgh Michael Brown, University of St Andrews Richard Finlay, University of Strathclyde Katherine Forsyth, University of Glasgow I. G. C. Hutchison, University of Stirling Sally Mapstone, University of Oxford Roger Mason, University of St Andrews Richard B. Sher, New Jersey Institute of Technology Keith J. Stringer, University of Lancaster Jenny Wormald, University of Oxford
Contributors: David Armitage, Columbia University Stephen Boardman, University of Edinburgh Michael Brown, University of St Andrews Richard Finlay, University of Strathclyde Katherine Forsyth, University of Glasgow I. G. C. Hutchison, University of Stirling Sally Mapstone, University of Oxford Roger Mason, University of St Andrews Richard B. Sher, New Jersey Institute of Technology Keith J. Stringer, University of Lancaster Jenny Wormald, University of Oxford
Editor
Honorary Fellow, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh
Content
Introduction; 1. Scotland to 1100; 2. The Emergence of a Nation-State 1100-1300; 3. Late Medieval Scotland; 4. Renaissance and Reformation: The Sixteenth Century; 5. Confidence and Perplexity: The Seventeenth Century; 6. Scotland Transformed: The Eighteenth Century; 7. Workshop of Empire: The Nineteenth Century; 8. The Turbulent Century: Scotland since 1914; 9. The Scottish Diaspora; 10. Scotland's Stories; Chronology; Further Reading; Index