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Sociology of Nationalism
Routledge 1998; US$ 57.95In this lucid and balanced account, McCrone lays out the key issues and debates around the subject of nationalism, focusing on topics such as the nation stace, ethnicity, postcommunist nationalism as well as classical and contemporary theories. more...
Understanding Scotland
Routledge 2001; US$ 56.95For 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. more...
National Identity, Nationalism and Constitutional Change
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 100.00What does it mean to say you're English, Scottish, British? Does it matter much to people? Has devolution and constitutional change made a difference to national identity? Does the future of the UK depend on whether or not people think they are British? Social and political scientists answer these questions vital to the future of the British state. more...
Revolution or Evolution?
Edinburgh University Press 2009; US$ 114.00The Scottish parliamentary and local elections of 2007 were significant for two key reasons: the SNP was brought to power for the first time in its history, posing a fundamental challenge to the 300-year Scottish-English Union; and the local elections used the Single Transferable Vote - the first time such an electoral system has been used in Great... more...
National Days
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 93.00The book shows how national days are best understood in the context of debates about national identity. It argues that national days are contested and manipulated, as well as subject to political, cultural and social pressure. It brings together some of the most recent research on national days and sets it in a comparative context. more...
Has Devolution Delivered?
Edinburgh University Press 2006; US$ 39.78Explores the successes and failures of devolution in Scotland. One of the aims of devolution in Scotland was to change the way people felt about their country and the way they were governed. This book draws on a range of Scottish Election Studies and Scottish Social Attitudes surveys to explore the success of devolution in meeting this objective. more...
The Scottish Electorate
Palgrave Macmillan 1998; US$ 64.00The book draws on original academic research to discuss the outcome of the 1997 general election in Scotland and the likely future shape of Scotland's politics. It offers the most rigorous and up-to-date assessment of Scottish electoral politics that is available, setting the 1997 Scottish result in a comparative context with the rest of Britain, and... more...
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