| | Understanding Scotland: The Sociology of a Stateless Nation (International Library of Sociology) |  | Author: David Mccrone
Publisher: Routledge
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 3177046
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 240
ISBN: 0415067472
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.09411
EAN: 9780415067478
ASIN: 0415067472
Publication Date: June 4, 1992
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 The real Scotland and 'why' it is as it is July 5, 2003
If you want a full understanding of the issues that affect the continuing existence of this nation within a nation, 300 years after its incorporation into Europe's once leading unitary state, then McCrone will debunk your myths. Some mistakes (e.g. the collapse of the Conservative Party wasn't due to a swing to Labour), but an honest attempt to put a complete nation in a book. One for the serious scholar, but still readable. We need a second edition, Dr McCrone, post-home rule and to explain the rise of the Greens and Socialists, and the decline of Labour. And its not all irrelevant jockocentric stuff, McCrone tries to put Scotland - an exception to apparent rules - as an exemplar to understand nations and nationalisms better.
 This book has much accalim - but it is a little dry February 28, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Understanding Scotland was first introduced to me in a first year university sociology course. Seemingly it was 'essential reading' to understand Scotland, not as an ill-fitting state within the British Isles but rather as fitting with 'postmodern' era. Since this time, I have encountered several recommendations of this book, in a number of different situations. I have then tried to read this book for a second, third, forth time but it fails to sustain my interest. Boringly dry, read it if you need some sleep.
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