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Governing Scotland explores the origins and development of the Scottish Office in an attempt to understand Scotland's position within the UK union state in the twentieth century. Two competing views were encapsulated in debates on how Scotland should be governed in the early twentieth century: a Whitehall view that emphasized a professional bureaucracy with power centered on London and a Scottish view that emphasized the importance of Scottish national sentiment. These views were ultimately reconciled in "administrative devolution."
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The roots of Unionism as both a political and philosophical movement are the subject of this compilation that seeks to clarify the true complexity of Scottish political culture and the nature of the much-debated "Scottish identity". ... Read more

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Scottish devolution brought high hopes for an open political culture. But how far have these been fulfilled? Open Scotland? argues that in the field of political communication, the old, established ways of the British state still remain firmly in place. Westminster and Whitehall still cast long shadows over Edinburgh. This book offers the first full-scale coverage of how media, politicians and lobbyists interact in the new Scotland. ... Read more

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The establishment of the Scottish Parliament was marked by a wave of expectations, hopes and dreams for a better Scotland and a different kind of politics. "Tomorrow's Scotland" assesses how successful devolution has been in living up to this promise. Scotland's political parties, institutions, policy debates, political values and identities are all put under the microscope. Can Labour break with the politics of one-party dominance? What chance do the SNP have of winning office and their ultimate goal, independence? Can new forms of leadership develop which take risks and challenge the old ways? Does Scots social democracy have a distinct character and how does it differ from Blairism? "Tomorrow's Scotland" brings together a range of experts, commentators and thinkers, from across all political parties and every aspect Scottish civic life. This book is aimed at anyone interested in the future of contemporary Scotland and the UK. ... Read more

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Scotland's past is too often seen through a film of myths and misconceptions. In this Very Short Introduction, Rab Houston explores the key themes from more than 1,000 years of Scotland's very real and very fascinating history. Covering everything from the Jacobites to devolution to the modern economy, this concise account presents a fully-integrated picture of Scottish society, culture, politics and religion. Houston examines a range of important subjects, including how an independent Scottish nation emerged in the Middle Ages, how it was irrevocably altered by Reformation, how links with England and economic change have affected Scotland, and how Scotland has in turn influenced the development of the modern world. The book shows as well why Scotland's history has made it distinct from England, both before and after Union, and why it has today arrived at a political, social and cultural watershed. Authoritative, lucid, and ranging widely over issues of environment, people, and identity, this is Scotland's story without myths: an ideal introduction for those interested in the Scots, but also a balanced yet refreshing challenge to those who already feel at home in Scotland past and present. ... Read more

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"To be alive is to be touched by history," Rab Houston
Centuries of Scotland's history: everything from the Jacobites to
devolution to the modern economy. This treatise contains: politics and government, religion, education, society, economy and environment, Scotland and the wider world and culture.

To feel at home in Scotland is to appreciate where the modern day
Scot is coming from. The "DNA" of the Country is astonishing to be sure.

Privileged to have at hand this fine concise and authoritative book. It does help for a clearer understanding of the history and
where the Country is now and its possible potential.

Highly recommended!

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1846Original Publisher: Printed for the Wodrow SocietySubjects: ScotlandHistory / Europe / Great BritainReligion / Christianity / DenominationsReligion / Christianity / PresbyterianReligion / Christian Church / HistoryTravel / Europe / Great BritainNotes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.Excerpt: After the dissolving of this Convention, Mr Gavin Hamiltoune, Bishop of Galloway, was sent up to Court. The Memorialls sent at that tyme for his direction, penned and written by Mr Spottswood's owne hand, but with the warrant and advice of the rest of the Bishops, and found among Mr Gavin's writs immediately after his death, I have here set downe, that the Reader, by this one, may collect what syeophanticall and treacherous letters they wrote up to the Court. They protested at Linlithgow, that they were innocent of any hard dealling used against the ministerie, or of misinformations given to his Majesty; but here they urge the confyne- ment of Mr John Murray in a barbarous part of the countrey, because the Castle of Edinburgh was too near his owne paroch in lieith, where they had their consultations. Ye may perceave what sincerity there was in the pretended reconciliation at the last Assembly, or in appointing a conference to remove differences of opinion; which was not yet holden. They delated Counsellours, Sessioners, Ministers. They seek presentation of ministers to modified stipends to be put in the King's hands, that none may be presented but such as favoured their course. They seek the Commissariat's place, and a place among the Senators of the Colledge of Justice. More of their knaverie the judicious Reader will find in considering every artic... ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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To what extent have different sectors of the political economy in Scotland and northern England responded to Thatcherism's determined attempt to replace the corporatism of the 1970s with the discipline of the market and a competitive environment? This book discusses the distinctive political, economic, and social arrangements within Scotland, and identifies failures by public and private sectors to adjust to the changes that have occurred since 1979 as well as successful attempts to create a more competitive and enterprising environment. ... Read more

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Following the large votes in support of the creation of a Scottish Parliament with tax varying powers in the referendum of September 1997, the British Government published a Bill in December 1997. The parliament should be created in 1999. This should have important implications for the pattern of regional governance in the UK and the conduct of regional and industrial policy. This text discusses the potential economic impact of the Scottish Parliament, introducing an analytical tone to a debate which has been largely dominated by political rhetoric in the academic field. It consists of papers given at the Scottish branch of the Regional Studies Association in February 1998. ... Read more

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The clash between local government and the central government of Margaret Thatcher provided one of the most dominating sights of the 1980s political scene. This book is a major contribution to our understanding of the relations between two of the most controversial city councils - Liverpool and Glasgow - and central government. Through detailed analysis of the way in which these councils managed fiscal stress the book debunks the widely held belief that local government had been neutered by the relentless march of centralisation. The book employs ideas from beyond political science such as those of urban sociology and geography, with their work on the concepts of community, locality and place. It identifies the crucial role of 'locality' as a factor in influencing local behaviour, calling for a reappraisal of our current theoretical understanding to take this localities effect into account. While the focus of the study is on the two cities, the author provides a fresh insight into the theoretical debate about the role of local government and provides a synthesis of the policy developments which occurred at the national level during the 1980s.The book concludes with a powerful claim that local government does matter for the future of a healthy British polity and provides strong evidence of the resilience of local councils by being able to carve out a discretionary role even through the storm of the Thatcher years. ... Read more