Scotland

Scotland
Author: Magnus Magnusson
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 798
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780802139320

Chronicles the social, economic, and political history of Scotland, starting with its earliest peoples in 7000 B.C. and wrapping up with a discussion of eighteenth-century author Sir Walter Scott.

Scotland

Scotland
Author: Murray Pittock
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2022-09-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300268963

An engaging and authoritative history of Scotland’s influence in the world and the world’s on Scotland, from the Thirty Years’ War to the present day Scotland is one of the oldest nations in the world, yet by some it is hardly counted as a nation at all. Neither a colony of England nor a fully equal partner in the British union, Scotland has often been seen as simply a component part of British history. But the story of Scotland is one of innovation, exploration, resistance—and global consequence. In this wide-ranging, deeply researched account, Murray Pittock examines the place of Scotland in the world. He explores Scotland and Empire, the rise of nationalism, and the pressures on the country from an increasingly monolithic understanding of “Britishness.” From the Thirty Years’ War to Jacobite risings and today’s ongoing independence debates, Scotland and its diaspora have undergone profound changes. This groundbreaking account reveals the diversity of Scotland’s history and shows how, after the country disappeared from the map as an independent state, it continued to build a global brand.

Nuclear and Particle Physics 1993, Proceedings of the Conference Held in Glasgow, UK, 30th March - 1st April 1993

Nuclear and Particle Physics 1993, Proceedings of the Conference Held in Glasgow, UK, 30th March - 1st April 1993
Author: I. J. D. MacGregor
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1993-10-28
Genre: Art
ISBN:

The International Conference on Nuclear and Particle Physics was held at the University of Glasgow in the spring of 1993. Many areas of current and future interest in nuclear and particle physics are explored in the seventeen invited papers presented in this volume. These include: the latest physics from LEAR, HERA and LEP; reviews of QCD lattice gauge theory; information on the new generation of accelerators at LHC and SSC; and the search for the Higgs boson. Topics at the forefront of nuclear physics include: relativistic heavy ion physics; the physics of unstable nuclei; pion and photon absorption mechanisms; nuclear cluster states; and chiral symmetry in nuclei. Exciting new areas to be investigated by high energy continuous beam electron accelerators and radioactive ion beam accelerators are also described. This volume presents a valuable cross section of the leading edge of research in the areas of nuclear and particle physics.

The Scottish Empire

The Scottish Empire
Author: Michael Fry
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2002-02-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1788854322

This new edition of Michael Fry's remarkable book charts the involvement of the Scots in the British empire from its earliest days to the end of the twentieth century. It is a tale of dramatic extremes and craggy characters and of a huge range of concerns - from education, evangelism and philanthropy to spying, swindling and drug running. Stories of Scottish regiments on the rampage, cannibalism and other atrocities are contrasted with the deeds of heroic pioneers such as David Livingstone and Mary Slessor. Above all it tells how the British empire came to be dominated and run by the Scots, and how it truly became a Scottish empire. As the empire transformed Scotland beyond recognition, so was the Empire shaped by the Scots - a remarkable achievement from the population of so small a country, which was itself neither nation nor fully province, neither fully colonizer nor fully colonized. Michael Fry's energetic and colourful account is one of the classics of modern Scottish history.

Autonomy of Modern Scotland

Autonomy of Modern Scotland
Author: Lindsay Paterson
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1474471579

How much independence can a small country like Scotland have? Lindsay Paterson argues that throughout the last 300 years the nature of Scottish independence has changed frequently. While nationalists have successfully challenged old forms of autonomy, pragmatic unionists have influenced the outcome of these protests, negotiating workable compromises with England and the wider world.

Claiming Scotland

Claiming Scotland
Author: Hearn Jonathan Hearn
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2019-07-30
Genre: Liberalism
ISBN: 1474469051

In September of 1997 Scots voted overwhelmingly for the establishment of a modern democratic parliament - their first parliament in almost three hundred years. How did this remarkable constitutional change come about? Jonathan Hearn explores this question by examining how claims for greater political autonomy in Scotland today draw on deeper cultural traditions of political thought and action. Scotland's civic nationalism voices a moral critique of neoliberalism and a communitarian defence of the idea of the welfare state, grounding these in Scottish culture and identity. By placing this movement and its language in their institutional, historical and cultural contexts, this powerful book challenges the conventional distinctions between liberalism and nationalism, and between civic and ethnic forms of nationalism, by arguing for a more nuanced way of thinking about processes of culture, identity and politics. Key Features*An anthropological perspective on Scottish nationalism*An ethnographic, highly readable presentation of the subject*A synthetic treatment of nationalism and liberalism*An in-depth critique of the ethnic/civic dichotomy in nationalism studies

Who Governs Scotland?

Who Governs Scotland?
Author: Alex Wright
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2005
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780714655130

This book addresses the premise that the question of who governs Scotland has become increasingly ambiguous, thanks in part to European integration, globalization and devolution within the UK. It argues that although the concept of Multi-level governance helped illuminate regionalism with the EU, it was not an appropriate model for Scotland. This well researched and powerfully argued book, adds greatly to the debate on constitutional reform, and offers invaluable insight into the Scottish Parliament's foreign affair agenda. It offers an illuminating read to students, policy makers and politicians.

Gaelic in Scotland

Gaelic in Scotland
Author: Wilson McLeod
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2020-09-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1474462413

In this extensive study of the changing role of Gaelic in modern Scotland, Wilson McLeod looks at the policies of government and the work of activists and campaigners who have sought to maintain and promote Gaelic.

Scotland's Books

Scotland's Books
Author: Robert Crawford
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 848
Release: 2009-01-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 019538623X

From Treasure Island to Trainspotting, Scotland's rich literary tradition has influenced writing across centuries and cultures far beyond its borders. Here, for the first time, is a single volume presenting the glories of fifteen centuries of Scottish literature. In Scotland's Books the much loved poet Robert Crawford tells the story of Scottish imaginative writing and its relationship to the country's history. Stretching from the medieval masterpieces of St. Columba's Iona - the earliest surviving Scottish work - to the energetic world of twenty-first-century writing by authors such as Ali Smith and James Kelman, this outstanding account traces the development of literature in Scotland and explores the cultural, linguistic and literary heritage of the nation. It includes extracts from the writing discussed to give a flavor of the original work, and its new research ranges from specially made translations of ancient poems to previously unpublished material from the Scottish Enlightenment and interviews with living writers. Informative and readable, this is the definitive single-volume guide to the marvelous legacy of Scottish literature.

MacQueen and Thomson Contract Law in Scotland

MacQueen and Thomson Contract Law in Scotland
Author: Hector L MacQueen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 477
Release: 2020-08-13
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1526513854

Provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles of the Scots law of contract and provides the reader with a clear analysis of this difficult area of the law. This practical text: - Illustrates the different types of contractual situations and examines the formation, performance and enforcement of contracts; - Includes examples of typical contract clauses and treats remedies in detail; - Is set in a comparative context and discusses the problems of cross-border and international contracts; - Explains the underlying principles of contract law; - Is written in a clear, well structured style and uses diagrams to illustrate complex situations. The fifth edition covers key Supreme Court cases including Cavendish Square Holding BV v Tala El Makdessi and ParkingEye Limited v Beavis regarding penalty clauses. It also includes a new chapter on capacity to make a contract ie 'Who can make a Contract?'