Understanding Scotland by David Mccrone

Understanding Scotland by David Mccrone

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.

'The balance of theory, data and analysis is just right.. anyone with an interest in the changing social and political contours of late twentieth century Europe should read this book.' - Gordon Marshall, Chief Executive ESRC

From reviews from the first edition:'It will be a benchmark for all future arguments about Scotland, both in its subject area and in the wider common culture.' - Tom Nairn, author of 'The Faces of Nationalism: Janus Revisited'

'The balance of theory, data and analysis is just right... anyone with an interest in the changing social and political contours of late twentieth century Europe should read this book.' - Gordon Marshall, Chief Executive ESRC

John Curtice is a Professor of Politics and Director of the Social Statistics Laboratory at Strathclyde University, and Research Consultant to the Scottish Centre for Social Research. He is a regular commentator in the Scottish and British media. Publications include The Rise of New Labour, (with Heath, A. & Jowell, R.) (Oxford University Press, 2001) and New Scotland, New Politics? (with Paterson, L., Brown, A., Hinds, K., McCrone, D., Park, A., Sproston, K., & Surridge, P.) (Polygon, 2001).

David McCrone is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and a Fellow of the British Academy. He co-founded the university's Institute of Governance in 1999, and has written extensively on the sociology and politics of Scotland, and the comparative study of nationalism.

Nicola McEwen is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Edinburgh and Co-Director of the University of Edinburgh's Institute of Governance. Publications include Nationalism and the State: welfare and identity in Scotland and Quebec (2006).

Michael Marsh is a Professor of Comparative Political Behaviour and Dean of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Trinity College Dublin. Publications include (with Marsh, M., Sinnott, R., Garry, J. and Kennedy, F) The Irish voter: the nature of electoral competition in the Republic of Ireland (Manchester University Press, 2008).

Rachel Ormston is Research Director at the Scottish Centre for Social Research and co-director of the Scottish Social Attitudes survey. Publications include Attitudes to government in Scotland (Scottish Government Social Research, 2008).

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ISBN 13	9780415251648
ISBN 10	0415251648
Title	Understanding Scotland
Author	David Mccrone
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2001-06-14
Number of pages	228
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