Ourselves and Others
Scotland 1832-1914
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2012
- Category
- General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780748620487
- Publish Date
- Jul 2012
- List Price
- $132.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780748620494
- Publish Date
- Jul 2012
- List Price
- $38.50
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What does it mean to be a Scot and what forged that identity? This revised and updated volume of the New History of Scotlandseries explores a period of intense identity formation in Scotland. Examining the 'us and them' mentality, it delivers an account of the blended nature of Scottish society through the transformations of the industrial era from 1832 to 1914.Alongside the history of Scotland's national identity, and its linked political and social institutions, is an account of the changing nature of society within Scotland and the relentless eddy of historical developments from home and away.
Where previous histories of this period have focused on industry, this book will take a closer look at the people that helped to form Scottish national identity. Graeme Morton shows that identity was a key element in explaining Industrial Scotland, charting the interplay between the micro and the macro and merging the histories of the Scots and the Scottish nation.
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Contributor Notes
Graeme Morton Professor of History at the University of Guelph.