Scotlands of the Mind by Angus Calder

Scotlands of the Mind by Angus Calder

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This is a journey through many possible Scotlands - fictionalised, idealised, and politicised. This perceptive and often highly personal writing shows the sope of Calder's analytical power.

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Scotlands of the Mind by Angus Calder

Does Scotland as a "nation" have any real existence? In Britain, in Europe, in the World? Or are there a multitude of mulitform "Scotlands of the Mind"? These soul-searching questions are probed in this timely book by prize-winning author and journalist, Angus Calder. It ia a journey through many possible Scotlands - fictionalised, idealised, and politicised. This perceptive and often highly personal writing shows the sope of Calder's analytical power. Fact or fiction, individual or international, politics or poetry, statistics or statehood, no subject is taboo in a volume that offers an overview of the vicissitudes and changing nature of Scottishness.
'Calder writes like your conscience would' - THE GUARDIAN
Also by Angus Calder The People's War: Britain 1939-45, Revolutionary Empire: The Rise of the English Speaking Empire and The Myth of the Blitz, Gods, Mongrels and Demons
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ISBN 13 9781842820087
ISBN 10 1842820087
Title Scotlands of the Mind
Author Angus Calder
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Luath Press Ltd
Year published 2002-05-31
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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