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Overview"""Modern Scottish History: 1707 to the Present"" was published in five volumes in 1995 as a collaboration between the University of Dundee and the Open University in Scotland. Written by leading academics for the Distance Learning course run by the two universities, the series is aimed also at a wide readership - anyone with a serious interest in Scottish history - and presents the fruits of the latest research in a readable style. The volumes can be read singly, or as a series. Now come the first two volumes of a further five-volume series, ""Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation, c.1100-1700"", due for completion in 2007: the 300th anniversary of the parliamentary union of Scotland with England. The aim, however, is to show also the importance of Scottish relationships and involvement in a broader European story, as well as to dispel long-established myths and preconceptions about the Scottish past which still exert a firm grip on general opinion. Especially in a post-devolution era, Scottish history and Scotland deserve better than this. A word about the title of the new series, ""Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation"".It is certainly designed to provoke but need not be taken to indicate a nationalist view of 1707 as a moment of eclipse. Scotland's history, like all histories, resists simple generalisations. Were it otherwise, its study would not be so rewarding." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bob Harris , Alan R. MacDonaldPublisher: Dundee University Press Ltd Imprint: Discovery Press ISBN: 9781845860042ISBN 10: 1845860047 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 17 October 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBob Harris is Professor of British History at the University of Dundee, and Alan MacDonald is Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Dundee. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |