The Origins of Scottish Nationhood

Name: The Origins of Scottish Nationhood
Brand: PLUTO PR
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By Neil Davidson

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Neil Davidson argues otherwise. The Scottish nation did not exist before 1707. The Scottish national consciousness we know today was not preserved by institutions carried over from the pre-Union period, but arose after and as a result of the Union, for only then were the material obstacles to nationhood - most importantly the Highland/Lowland divide - overcome. This Scottish nation was constructed simultaneously with and as part of the British nation, and the 18th century Scottish bourgeoisie were at the forefront of constructing both. The majority of Scots entered the Industrial Revolution with a dual national consciousness, but only one nationalism, which was British. The Scottish nationalism which across in Scotland during the 20th century is therefore not a revival of a pre-Union nationalism after 300 years, but an entirely new formation. Davidson provides a revisionist history of th origins of Scottish and British national consciousness that sheds light on many of the contemporary debates about nationalism.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 272
Release Date:: 2000-05-01
Publication Date:: 2000-06-30
Publisher:: PLUTO PR
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0745316093
ISBN13:: 9780745316093
Weight:: 522 g
Height:: 21.5 cm
Width:: 13.9 cm
Thickness:: 2.5 cm

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