The Case for Scottish Independence: A History of Nationalist Political Thought in Modern Scotland

by Ben Jackson

Book Overview

Scottish nationalism is a powerful movement in contemporary politics, yet the goal of Scottish independence emerged surprisingly recently into public debate. The origins of Scottish nationalism lie not in the medieval battles for Scottish statehood, the Acts of Union, the Scottish Enlightenment, or any other traditional historical milestone. Instead, an influential separatist Scottish nationalism began to take shape only in the 1970s and achieved...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108793185
• ISBN13: 9781108793186
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"