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Book SynopsisWritten by the cream of academic talent in modern Scottish history and politics, this book provides a comprehensive examination of the past, present and future prospects of the Anglo-Scottish Union. A scholarly but accessible read, its contributors do not shy away from the controversies surrounding the Union.
Trade Review'Scotland and the Union combines timeliness with bite. It should be read with the closest attention in both countries as the Westminster and Edinburgh parliaments increasingly talk past each other.' Professor Peter Hennessy, Queen Mary, University of London -- Peter Hennessy 'This book provides an essential road map to a matter of vital public concern. Devine's outstanding team of historians and political scientists offer authoritative coverage of the Union from its origins to the present - with suggestions of its possible futures.' Professor Colin Kidd, University of Glasgow -- Colin Kidd Devine is to be congratulated for bringing together some excellent contributors, and for his own essays which give coherence to the collection, often lacking in these ventures. -- Patrick Geoghegan Scottish Review of Books Whether or not the Union has a future, this book shows that scottish historical writing has a certain and great one. -- Owen Dudley Edwards The Sunday Herald This stimulating volume deals with the past, present and future of the parliamentary union of 1707... It demonstrates that the issue of the incorporating union of 1707 is still a hotly debated subject among historians as to its negiotiation, its merits and its possible collapse. -- W. W. Knox, University of St Andrews Contemporary British History 'Scotland and the Union combines timeliness with bite. It should be read with the closest attention in both countries as the Westminster and Edinburgh parliaments increasingly talk past each other.' Professor Peter Hennessy, Queen Mary, University of London 'This book provides an essential road map to a matter of vital public concern. Devine's outstanding team of historians and political scientists offer authoritative coverage of the Union from its origins to the present - with suggestions of its possible futures.' Professor Colin Kidd, University of Glasgow Devine is to be congratulated for bringing together some excellent contributors, and for his own essays which give coherence to the collection, often lacking in these ventures. Whether or not the Union has a future, this book shows that scottish historical writing has a certain and great one. This stimulating volume deals with the past, present and future of the parliamentary union of 1707... It demonstrates that the issue of the incorporating union of 1707 is still a hotly debated subject among historians as to its negiotiation, its merits and its possible collapse.
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables; Preface; List of Contributors; 1. Three Hundred Years of the Anglo-Scottish Union, T. M. Devine; PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS; 2. The Making of the Union of 1707: History with a History, Christopher A. Whatley; 3. Popular Resistance, Religion and the Union of 1707, Karin Bowie; 4. The Treaty of Union: Made in England, Allan I. Macinnes; PART TWO: HISTORY; 5. The Legacy of Unionism in Eighteenth Century Scotland, Alexander Murdoch; 6. The Spoils of Empire, T. M. Devine; 7. Imperial Scotland, T. M. Devine; 8. The Politics of the Union in an Age of Unionism, Ewen A. Cameron; PART THREE: CHALLENGES; 9. The Challenge of Nationalism, T. M. Devine; 10. Thatcherism and the Union, Richard J. Finlay; 11. The Death of Unionism?, W. L. Miller; PART FOUR: DEVOLUTION AND THE FUTURE; 12. Where stands the Union Now? Scottish-English Relations after Devolution, Charlie Jeffery; 13. How firm are the Foundations? Public Attitudes to the Union in 2007, John Curtice; 14. Future of an Unloved Union, Neal Ascherson; Index.
