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Scottish Independence and the Idea of Britain
Dauvit Broun
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Description for Scottish Independence and the Idea of Britain
Paperback. Broun provides a new perspective on Scotland's relationship with Britain, challenging the idea of the Scots as an ancient nation whose British identity only emerged in the early modern era. He completely recasts our view of how Scottish national identity emerged and how the medieval era kick-started what we view as an entirely modern phenomenon. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 genealogical table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
When did Scots first think of Scotland as an independent kingdom? What did they think was Scotland's place in Britain before Wallace and Bruce? The answers put forward in this book provide a fresh perspective on Scotland's relationship with Britain. Broun challenges the idea that the Scots were an ancient nation whose British identity only emerged later on, in the early modern era, and provides new evidence that the idea of Scotland as an independent kingdom in actual fact pre-dated Wallace and Bruce. This leads him to radically reassess several fundamental issues: the fate of Pictish identity and the origins ... Read more
When did Scots first think of Scotland as an independent kingdom? What did they think was Scotland's place in Britain before Wallace and Bruce? The answers put forward in this book provide a fresh perspective on Scotland's relationship with Britain. Broun challenges the idea that the Scots were an ancient nation whose British identity only emerged later on, in the early modern era, and provides new evidence that the idea of Scotland as an independent kingdom in actual fact pre-dated Wallace and Bruce. This leads him to radically reassess several fundamental issues: the fate of Pictish identity and the origins ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748685196
SKU
V9780748685196
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About Dauvit Broun
Dauvit Broun is Professor of Medieval Scottish History at the University of Glasgow.
Reviews for Scottish Independence and the Idea of Britain
"Provides a thoughtful, skilful and challenging view of the development of Scottish identity in the period preceding its great test." - Michael Brown, The International History Review