The Scots by Iain Finlayson

The Scots by Iain Finlayson

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An analysis of the Scottish psyche, identity and history focusing on invention, development, and the perpetuation of Scottish national myths from personal observations by Iain Finlayson, himself a Scot, and quotations from R.L. Stevenson, Edwin Muir and Muriel Spark among others.

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The Scots by Iain Finlayson

An analysis of the Scottish psyche, identity and history focusing on invention, development, and the perpetuation of Scottish national myths from personal observations by Iain Finlayson, himself a Scot, and quotations from writers like R.L. Stevenson, Edwin Muir, Hugh MacDiarmid, Muriel Spark and Dr Johnson among others. The study covers a wide range of topics, including literature and the arts, history, religion, politics, education, towns, countryside and humour. Iain Finlayson is a writer and journalist and author of The moth and the candle (a life of James Boswell).
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ISBN 13 9780192821188
ISBN 10 0192821180
Title The Scots
Author Iain Finlayson
Series Oxford Paperbacks
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1988-08-18
Number of pages 272
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