| Understanding Scotland: The Sociology of a Nation Contributor(s): McCrone, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415251648 ISBN-13: 9780415251648 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: i Understanding Scotland /i has been recognized 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: and 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.094 |
| LCCN: 00051738 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Series: International Library of Sociology (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.3" W x 9.14" (0.76 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |