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A distinctively fresh account of the last three hundred years of Scottish history offers an incisive look at Scottish identity and culture as it discusses such topics as the Union, the Enlightenment, Industrialization, the Clearances, Religion, and the Road to Devolution. Reprint.

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720 pages
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Penguin Books
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October 1, 2001
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5.62 x 1.54 x 8.36 inches
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0141002344
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T. M. Devine is University Research Professor and Director of the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books (October 1, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 720 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141002344
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141002347
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.62 x 1.54 x 8.36 inches

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John T.Republic.

The Best Book On Scottish History.

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2014

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I am rating this book 5 stars because of its thoroughness of Scotland's history.The book came in Good condition as noted by seller. I considered myself a novice historian and have read other literature on the subject but none can compare like The Scottish Nation:1700-2000. My only problem and this is just merely personal is that the book's fine print can be challenging sometimes to read. But that's just me.
I would therefore, hasten to recommend Scottish History to anyone with an interest in Scotland to read and digest. Thank you.

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I'm looking forward to reading this book.

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2019

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I haven't started it yet, but it looks very interesting.

The road to home rule

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2003

This is an excellent account of the long and troubled road for Scotland under the rule of Great Britain. Beginning with the Union of 1707, which Scotland pretty much got railroaded into, Devine charts the meandering path toward Home Rule in 1999. Along the way he touches on the cornerstone events which shaped modern day Scotland such as the Crofters' War, the Highland Clearances, the Scottish Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution. It is amazing to read just how vital the Scots were in the expansion of the British empire, yet Scotland remained subordinate to England throughout this period.
Devine focuses primarily on the social and economic history of Scotland, noting how the failure of the Scots to construct a link between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean at the isthmus of Darien led to a financial crisis which England was able to exploit, thereby forcing Scotland to submit to its will in 1707. However, England still had a difficult time suppressing the Jacobeans in Scotland, which continued to mount resistance movements throughout the 18th century.
Probably the most notorious period was in the 19th century, when English landowners with the help of Scottish landowners forced the Highlanders off their grazing lands and made them to settle along the coastline. What began as a method of suppressing the remaining Gaelic culture, became a major relocation project that destroyed what remained of clanship in Scotland. It lived on in name only.
Devine notes how Queen Victoria, a Jacobean at heart, revived Highland pride during her reign by establishing an estate at Balmoral. This along with the historical novels by Sir Walter Scott helped rekindle an interest in ancient Scotland and led to a cultural renaissance.
With the industrial revolution, Glasgow usurped Edinburgh as the leading city in Scotland, irrovocably altering the way of life for most Scots. Devine charts the rise of the political movements in Scotland, which began to push for greater home rule, feeling that Scotland was still be overlooking by the Parliament. The rise of the Labour Party was instrumental in the drive for Home Rule. Devine also notes the troubled relationship between Scots and Irishmen, particularly in Northern Ireland. A once similar culture now found itself at opposite ends of the spectrum.
Devine takes in a big sweep of Scottish history, referencing early aspects of history, but focuses on the 300 years of Union with Great Britain. It is rich in reference notes, pointing the way to further reading on the subject. This is the culmination of his work on Scottish history, which he began with his book, Clanship to the Crofters War.

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Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2003

In 1999, Scotland experienced a momentous event, when after several centuries, a Scottish Parliament was convened in Edinburgh. Scotland is thus in a unique position at the beginning of the twenty-first century to enter a new era of self-determination and national pride such as has not been seen since 1707 (the year of the last Scottish Parliament) or since the times of the Stuart reign.
T.M. Devine, professor of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen, has put together the first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Scottish nation during this 'non-parliamentary' (and, thus perhaps one might consider, non-sovereign) period in a generation. Scotland, as Devine explains in 'The Scottish Nation: A History 1700-2000', has almost always been misunderstood by the outside world. Thought of Scotland today (by those outside) conjure up visions of green sweeping Highland views, quaint tartan-patterned objects, kilts, bagpipes, Scotch whisky, and a wild rusticity that is quite at odds with the modern, urbanised character that is more typical of Scottish life today. As any good Scotsman will tell you, Scotland had seven universities when England had only two; even in the nineteenth century as London reigned supreme on the world stage politically and, in many ways, economically, Scotland was an industrial pioneer, providing much of the backbone for British success.
'For historians of Scotland the last three decades have been an exciting time. Research has boomed, established views are vigourously challenged and entirely new fields of investigation opened up which were uncharted in the older historiography.'
Devine commends the modern trend toward further investigation and research in Scottish and other non-England nations of the British Isles, but worries that most of this research is being shared and read only with professional peers rather than the general public. His book, The Scottish Nation is intended to be (and, in my opinion, succeeds at being) an accessible resource for the casual reader while being authoritative and thorough enough for the scholar to find it valuable.
Devine breaks the history of Scotland into four broad ranges: 1700-1760; 1760-1830; 1830-1939; 1939-2000. These periods roughly correspond to the eras of consolidation of political domination by England, the growing urbanisation of Scotland and attendant decline of Clanship, the period of immigration and Highland clearances , and finally the resurgence of Scottish nationalism in the wake of Irish independence and the aftermath of the second world war.
Devine examines the breakdown of traditional Scottish government in the aftermath of the ouster of a hereditary Stuart king in favour of William and Mary; Devine examines both English efforts to consolidate political and economic hegemony over Scotland (which included a movement in 1705 to declare all Scots aliens, thus subject to import duties and taxes that would be ruinous to the Scottish economy) as well as the Scottish problems of maintaining their own institutions in the face of English power. This is a different perspective than most will be used to, as history (traditionally written by the victors) has usually been stated 'authoritatively' from Oxford or Cambridge, not from Aberdeen or Edinburgh.
Following issues that are economic, military, social and political, Devine traces the various strands of Scottish history through to the present Parliament, detailing the London Parliament's intriguing struggle to deal with the issue of devolution and maintenance of the union through the post-war period. Devine devotes attention to aspects of family life, the role of women at various points in Scottish history, the development of educational systems, church/state relationships, and the status of the royals in Scotland -- again, any good Scotsman will tell you, it is inappropriate to say the present reigning monarch is Elizabeth II in Scotland, because Elizabeth I was never queen there.
This is a rather hefty book for light reading, but is quite enlightening for those of us with Scottish background (my family background includes many strands).

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Kay Gordon

A must for anyone studying history of Scotland

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2020

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Good quality Boho with very few marks. Purchased as a textbook for my college course on the recommendation of a friend who had done the course the year before me. It is full of information about Scotland and its political and social history from the time of the act of union up to devolution. A must for anyone who is studying the history of Scotland. Devine has a good reputation for writing interesting and accurate research materials.

Traveller

Brilliant Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2020

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Having moved to Scotland in 1971 I have become aware of my ignorance of Scottish History and decided to buy this book so that I could understand the history of Scotland. I was not disappointed when I started to read the book which is most readable and enlightening. I highly recommend it .

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Lighthouse Girl

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2020

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Important context as Scotland approaches Independence referendum 2.

L. Cox

A compelling read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2013

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This is an easy to read but well researched history of Scotland. It puts family history research into context. The condition of the book was as new. Altogether a good buy.

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