Case for Scottish Independence - A History of Nationalist Political Thought in Modern Scotland

List of contents

Introduction: Dreaming Scotland; 1. The Ideology of Early Scottish Nationalism; 2.A Democratic Nation; 3. Britain in Decline; 4. The Case for Left-Wing Nationalism; 5. Sovereignty and Post-Sovereignty; 6. Conclusion: 'The Dream Shall Never Die'

About the author

Ben Jackson is Associate Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford and Co-Editor of Political Quarterly. He is the author of Equality and the British Left (2007) and the co-editor (with Robert Saunders) of Making Thatcher's Britain (2012).

Summary

Scottish nationalism is a powerful movement in contemporary politics, yet the goal of Scottish independence emerged surprisingly recently into public debate. This engaging and accessible study investigates the development of the ideology of modern Scottish nationalism from the 1960s to the Scottish independence referendum in 2014.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Jackson, Ben Jackson, Ben (University of Oxford) Jackson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781108835350
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83535-0
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); European History, Scotland, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 21st Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), National liberation and independence