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020 $a9780241215876$qhardcover
020 $a0241215870$qhardcover
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050 4 $aDA765$b.D48 2016
082 04 $a941.1085$223
100 1 $aDevine, T. M.$q(Thomas Martin),$eauthor.
245 10 $aIndependence or Union :$bScotland's past and Scotland's present /$cT. M. Devine.
264 1 $aUnited Kingdom :$bAllen Lane,$c2016.
300 $axiii, 306 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aThe story of the Anglo-Scottish relationship by Scotland's premier historian. There can be no relationship in Europe's history more creative, significant, vexed and uneasy than that between Scotland and England. From the Middle Ages onwards the island of Britain has been shaped by the unique dynamic between Edinburgh and London, exchanging inhabitants, monarchs, money and ideas, sometimes in a spirit of friendship and at others in a spirit of murderous dislike. Tom Devine's seminal new book explores this extraordinary history in all its ambiguity, from the seventeenth century to the present. When not undermining each other with invading armies, both Scotland and England have broadly benefitted from each other's presence -- indeed for long periods of time nobody questioned the Union which joined them. But as Devine makes clear, it has for the most part been a relationship based on consent not force, on mutual advantage rather than antagonism -- and it has always held the possibility of a political parting of the ways. With the United Kingdom under a level of scrutiny unmatched since the 18th century Independence or Union is the essential guide.
650 0 $aHome rule$zScotland.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government.
852 00 $bglx$hDA765$i.D48 2016g