Thomas Martin Devine

This bestselling history of Scotland traces the epic story of a nation from the Union with England to today's debates on the possibilities of Scottish independence in the future. Ranging from high politics to everyday life, The Scottish Nation is the most read modern history of Scotland at home and abroad: vital to understanding an ancient nation at a crucial time. 'Magnificent . . . a high achievement, a history of modern Scotland which, rarely for the subject, endows with sweep and power the changes that have created the country we live in.' Michael Fry, The Herald 'A fiercely intelligent account of Scotland . . . Devine is the country's most prominent historian, and from the evidence of this book, rightly so.' Rosemary Goring, Scotland on Sunday 'A formidable work . . . quite remarkable.' Donald Dewar 'Outstanding . . . if you are after answers to the big questions of Scottish history, Devine is your man.' Niall Ferguson 'The work of a compendious historical mind. In it, you can smell the stink of the nineteenth-century Glasgow slums . . . hear the disputations of the Enlightenment scholars . . . the first history of Scotland which both a nationalist and a unionist Scot can keep on their shelves with pride, and that is a large achievement in itself.' John Lloyd, Financial Times

A Modern History

The Scottish Nation

W. Hamish Fraser

Rosalind Mitchison

Robert John Morris

Published in association with The Economic and Social History Society of Scotland, this volume provides a scholarly survey of the forces that have shaped modern Scotland.

People and Society in Scotland: 1830-1914

Tony Dickson

James H. Treble

Throughout this volume emphasis is placed on the particular identity and distinctiveness of Scotland in terms both of its institutions and the social values of the Scottish people.

People and Society in Scotland: 1914-1990

In Scotland's Empire, T.M Devine tells the compelling story of Scotland's role in forging and expanding the British Empire, from the Americas to Australia, India to the Caribbean. By 1820 Britain controlled a fifth of the world's population, and no people had made a more essential contribution than the Scots - working across the globe as soldiers and merchants, administrators and clerics, doctors and teachers. In this widely praised book, T. M. Devine - acclaimed author of The Scottish Nation and To the Ends of the Earth: Scotland's Global Diaspora - traces the vital part Scotland played in creating an empire - and the fundamental effect this had in moulding the modern Scottish nation. 'A tour de force ... Tom Devine is the pre-eminent historian of modern Scotland' Niall Ferguson, author of Empire 'Captivating ... tells the story of the Scots who put their marching boots on, or were forced into them, to start a new life abroad' Barclay McBain, Herald 'A fascinating work, replete with telling detail' Allan Massie, Literary Review 'Nobody has done more over the past thirty years to bring Scottish historiography into rigorous and unsentimental alignment with developments elsewhere than Tom Devine' Colin Kidd, The Times Literary Supplement 'Captivating ... tells the story of the Scots who put their marching boots on, or were forced into them, to start a new life abroad' Economist T.M. Devine, OBE is University Research Professor and Director of the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen. His other books include The Scottish Nation and To the Ends of the Earth."

The Origins of the Global Diaspora

Scotland's Empire

T. M. Devine

The Scottish Nation examines the social, political, religious and economic factors that have shaped modern Scotland. Drawing on the latest research, Devine places Scotland firmly within an international context and provides a key focus for the ongoing debate regarding Scotland's future. This new edition brings the reader up-to-date with Scotland's recent history, from the high politics of the devolved parliament to the everyday effects of huge and growing levels of social inequality.

The Scottish Nation, 1700-2007

Willie Orr

Hunger, Emigration, and the Scottish Highlands in the Nineteenth Century

The Great Highland Famine

Gordon Jackson

Irene Maver

Covering the period of political reform at the beginning of the 1830s to the great expansion of the city's boundaries in 1912, it examines the adjustments which had to be made to cope with some of the fastest urban growth in Europe. Particular attention is paid to the people, institutions and power structures as Glasgow's intricate class profile is unravelled and the pivotal role of politics and government is fully explored.

Thomas Martin Devine

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