Understanding Scotland

Understanding Scotland
Author: David McCrone
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2024-11-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1040289975

Understanding Scotland has been recognised since publication as the key text on the sociology of Scotland. This wholly revised edition provides the first sustained study of post-devolution Scottish society. It contains new material on: * the establishment of the Scottish parliament in 1999 * social and political data from the 1997 general elections * the new cultural iconography of Scotland * Scotland as a European society. For anyone wishing to understand Scottish society in particular or the general issues involved in nation building, McCrone's clear-headed coherently argued account of the main issues will be essential reading.

Understanding Scotland Musically

Understanding Scotland Musically
Author: Simon McKerrell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2018-02-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1315467550

Scottish traditional music has been through a successful revival in the mid-twentieth century and has now entered a professionalised and public space. Devolution in the UK and the surge of political debate surrounding the independence referendum in Scotland in 2014 led to a greater scrutiny of regional and national identities within the UK, set within the wider context of cultural globalisation. This volume brings together a range of authors that sets out to explore the increasingly plural and complex notions of Scotland, as performed in and through traditional music. Traditional music has played an increasingly prominent role in the public life of Scotland, mirrored in other Anglo-American traditions. This collection principally explores this movement from historically text-bound musical authenticity towards more transient sonic identities that are blurring established musical genres and the meaning of what constitutes ‘traditional’ music today. The volume therefore provides a cohesive set of perspectives on how traditional music performs Scottishness at this crucial moment in the public life of an increasingly (dis)United Kingdom.

The New Sociology of Scotland

The New Sociology of Scotland
Author: David McCrone
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 855
Release: 2017-03-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1473987814

Written by a leading sociologist of Scotland, this ground-breaking new introduction is a comprehensive account of the social, political, economic and cultural processes at work in contemporary Scottish society. At a time of major uncertainty and transformation The New Sociology of Scotland explores every aspect of Scottish life. Placed firmly in the context of globalisation, the text: examines a broad range of topics including race and ethnicity, social inequality, national identity, health, class, education, sport, media and culture, among many others. looks at the ramifications of recent political events such as British General Election of 2015, the Scottish parliament election of May 2016, and the Brexit referendum of June 2016. uses learning features such as further reading and discussion questions to stimulate students to engage critically with issues raised. Written in a lucid and accessible style, The New Sociology of Scotland is an indispensable guide for students of sociology and politics.

No Problem Here

No Problem Here
Author: Neil Davidson
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2018-03-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1912387174

Does Scotland have a problem with racism? With its 'civic nationalism' and 'welcoming' attitude towards migrants and refugees, Scotland is understood to be relatively free of structural and institutional racism. As the contributors to this book show, such generalisations fail to withstand serious investigation. Their research into the historical record and contemporary reality tells a very different story. Opening up a debate on a subject that has been shut down for too long, No Problem Here gathers together the views of academics, activists and anti-racism campaigners who argue that it is vital that the issue of racism be brought into the centre of public discourse. Scotland's role in maintaining and extending slavery across the British Empire is finally beginning to receive the attention it deserves. Yet there is much more that needs to be said about racism in Scotland today.

Fodor's See It Scotland

Fodor's See It Scotland
Author: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.
Publisher: Fodors Travel Publications
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2011-07-12
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1400005558

Provides information on accommodations, restaurants, shopping, sights, and transporation in Scotland.

Political Discourse and National Identity in Scotland

Political Discourse and National Identity in Scotland
Author: Murray Stewart Leith
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2011-06-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0748647112

Uses manifesto analysis to measure political nationalism in Scotland. Murray Leith and Daniel P. J. Soule explore the importance of groups, concepts and events such as the SNP and devolution, unionism, the political elite, political and public discourse, inclusion and exclusion, enforced nationalism, and birth, race and citizenship to nationalist feeling in Scotland. The authors set the Modernist view of Scottish nationalism against the work of Gellner, Anderson and Billig to create their own 'mixed method' of evaluating nationalism.

Constituting Scotland

Constituting Scotland
Author: W. Elliot Bulmer
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2016-07-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0748697608

Before the independence referendum in 2014, the First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond promised a written constitution for Scotland in the event of a 'Yes' vote. The UK is almost unique in having never adopted a written constitution or other fundamental law. Why did this commitment arise in Scotland?

Scottish Politics

Scottish Politics
Author: Paul Cairney
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2013-07-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 023039048X

Fully revised, the new edition of this popular textbook provides an authoritative introduction to all aspects of contemporary Scottish politics and gives a full analysis of the SNP's first majority government. Fully revised, the new edition of this popular textbook provides an authoritative introduction to all aspects of contemporary Scottish politics and gives a full analysis of the SNP's first majority government.

Scots Imagination and Modern Memory

Scots Imagination and Modern Memory
Author: Andrew Blaikie
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2013-08-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0748686312

Blaikie explores how our different ways of seeing influence the relationship between place and belonging. He argues that our memories, however brief or complex, invoke imagined pasts. But do our recollections share a common frame of reference? Blaikie's c