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Scottish Nationality by Murray Pittock 9780333726631
Booksplease Price: £113.11The changes begun by the devolution referendum of 1997 have caused interest and concern throughout Britain. What seemed a remote and abstract question to many has, in the last few years, struck at... -
Jacobitism by Professor Murray Pittock 9780333667989
Booksplease Price: £36.82The last genuine rebellion on British soil, the Jacobite rising of 1745 forms one of the greatest `what ifs' of British history. If Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops had defeated the forces of George... -
Culloden: Great Battles by Murray Pittock
RRP: £13.49Booksplease Price: £11.35The battle of Culloden lasted less than an hour. The forces involved on both sides were small, even by the standards of the day. And it is arguable that the ultimate fate of the 1745 Jacobite... -
Scottish and Irish Romanticism by Murray Pittock 9780199232796
Booksplease Price: £117.72Scottish and Irish Romanticism is the first single-author book to address the main non-English Romanticisms of the British Isles. Murray Pittock begins by questioning the terms of his chosen title as... -
Culloden: Great Battles by Murray Pittock 9780199664078
RRP: £23.49Booksplease Price: £18.42The battle of Culloden lasted less than an hour. The forces involved on both sides were small, even by the standards of the day. And it is arguable that the ultimate fate of the 1745 Jacobite... -
Scottish and Irish Romanticism by Murray Pittock 9780199692200
Booksplease Price: £59.59Scottish and Irish Romanticism is the first single-author book to address the main non-English Romanticisms of the British Isles. Murray Pittock begins by questioning the terms of his chosen title as... -
The Shortest History of Scotland Murray Pittock 9781913083328
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913083328Author Murray PittockFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint -
Robert Burns in Global Culture by Murray Pittock 9781611480306
Booksplease Price: £95.79Robert Burns has been a key figure in Scottish identity globally since his death in 1796. But he has always been much more than that. In America, his admirers have included Emerson, President... -
The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Romanticism by Professor Murray Pittock
RRP: £29.99Booksplease Price: £26.66Bringing together an international group of experts, this companion explores a distinctly Scottish Romanticism. Discussing the most influential texts and authors in depth, the original essays shed... -
Celtic Identity and the British Image by Murray Pittock 9780719058264
Booksplease Price: £23.54This work explores the idea of the Celt and the definition of the so-called "Celtic Fringe" over the last 300 years. It is an in-depth study of the literary and cultural representation of Ireland,... -
The Reception of Sir Walter Scott in Europe by Murray Pittock 9781472535474
Booksplease Price: £51.50Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) had an immense impact throughout Europe. His historical fiction, which brought the ideas of Enlightenment to bear on the novel,created for the first time a sense of the... -
Scotland: The Global History: 1603 to the Present by Murray Pittock 9780300273014
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78An engaging and authoritative history of Scotland's influence in the world and the world's on Scotland, from the Thirty Years' War to the present day Scotland is one of the oldest nations in the... -
The Myth of the Jacobite Clans: The Jacobite Army in 1745 by Professor Murray Pittock
RRP: £100.00Booksplease Price: £90.60The Myth of the Jacobite Clans was first published in 1995: a revolutionary book, it argued that British history had long sought to caricature Jacobitism rather than to understand it, and that the... -
Enlightenment in a Smart City: Edinburgh'S Civic Development, 1660-1750 by Murray Pittock
RRP: £25.99Booksplease Price: £23.41This is a study of Enlightenment in Edinburgh like no other. Using data and models provided by urban studies theory, it pinpoints the distinctive features that made Enlightenment in the Scottish... -
The Myth of the Jacobite Clans: The Jacobite Army in 1745 by Professor Murray Pittock 9780748627578
RRP: £29.99Booksplease Price: £21.99The Myth of the Jacobite Clans was first published in 1995: a revolutionary book, it argued that British history had long sought to caricature Jacobitism rather than to understand it, and that the... -
Inventing and Resisting Britain: Cultural Identities in Britain and Ireland, 1685-1789 by Professor Murray Pittock
Booksplease Price: £43.33This book examines the difficulties and challenges which faced attempts to create a British identity. Taking its perspective from the cultural, social and political margins of the British Isles, it... -
Spectrum of Decadence (Routledge Revivals): The Literature of the 1890s Murray Pittock (University of Glasgow, UK) 9781138799141
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £39.69The 1890s, the Naughty Nineties, was an exciting and flamboyant time in British life and literature. First published in 1993, this title traces the genesis of the literary culture of the 1890s... -
Cultures of Improvement in Scottish Romanticism, 1707-1840 by Alex Benchimol
RRP: £45.99Booksplease Price: £43.08The first applied research volume in Scottish Romanticism, this collection foregrounds the concept of progress as 'improvement' as a constitutive theme of Scottish writing during the long eighteenth... -
Scotland and the Caribbean, c.1740-1833: Atlantic Archipelagos Michael Morris, OP 9781138325326
RRP: £49.99Booksplease Price: £46.49This book participates in the modern recovery of the memory of the long-forgotten relationship between Scotland and the Caribbean. Drawing on theoretical paradigms of world literature and... -
Robert Fergusson and the Scottish Periodical Press by Rhona Brown 9781138110045
RRP: £49.99Booksplease Price: £46.49Though Robert Fergusson published only one collection of poems during his lifetime, he was a fixture in the Scottish periodical press. Rhona Brown explores Fergusson's poetic output in its immediate... -
Scottish Rhetoric and Its Influences by Lynee Lewis Gaillet 9781880393277
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £39.69An outgrowth of the recent meeting of the International Society of the History of Rhetoric, this collection challenges the reader to reexamine the broad influence of 18th- and 19th-century Scottish... -
The Interpretation of Samuel Johnson by J. C. D. Clark 9780230356009
Booksplease Price: £46.28A major academic controversy has raged in recent years over the analysis of the political and religious commitments of Samuel Johnson, the most commanding of the 'commanding heights' of... -
Material Culture and Sedition, 1688-1760: Treacherous Objects, Secret Places by Murray G. H. Pittock 9781137278081
Booksplease Price: £100.00Material Culture and Sedition, 1688-1760 is a groundbreaking study of the ways in which material culture (and its associated designs, rituals and symbols) was used to avoid prosecution for treason... -
The Ultimate Burns Supper Book: A Practical (but Irreverent) Guide to Scotland’s Greatest Celebration Clark McGinn 9781910745229
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.67Burns Suppers have existed for over 200 years in celebration of Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns. The Ultimate Burns Supper Book highlights the fun in organising a Burns Supper., whether you... -
Loyalty and Identity: Jacobites at Home and Abroad by Paul Kleber Monod 9780230222571
Booksplease Price: £46.28This collection of essays provides a series of fresh approaches to a fascinating subject: Jacobitism. The contributors focus on issues of identity and memory among Jacobites in Scotland, Ireland,... -
Scotland and Arbroath 1320 – 2020: 700 Years of Fighting for Freedom, Sovereignty, and Independence by Klaus Peter Müller 9783631813188
RRP: £92.65Booksplease Price: £82.09700 years of people in Scotland, England, Europe, and the world fighting for freedom, sovereignty, independence and justice are investigated in the essential periods and cultures since the 1320... -
Teaching Romanticism by D. Higgins 9780230224858
RRP: £44.99Booksplease Price: £34.47Romanticism is taught at universities across the globe and is considered integral to the study of British and European literature. This book, written by leading academics, presents innovative,... -
Teaching Romanticism by D. Higgins 9780230224841
Booksplease Price: £48.06Romanticism is taught at universities across the globe and is considered integral to the study of British and European literature. This book, written by leading academics, presents innovative,... -
The Last of the Lairds by John Galt 9781399527699
RRP: £95.00Booksplease Price: £86.19The Last of the Lairds (1826) is the last in a series of Scottish novels including Annals of the Parish (1821) and The Provost (1822). Here, Galt depicts Malachi Mailings of Auldbiggings, a foolish... -
Political Discourse and National Identity in Scotland by Murray Stewart Leith
RRP: £100.00Booksplease Price: £90.60This book addresses issues of national identity and nationalism in Scotland from a political and linguistic perspective. It compares a variety of attitudes and opinions from the political elite to... -
The Cultural Memory of Georgian Glasgow by Craig Lamont
RRP: £22.99Booksplease Price: £21.23The first interdisciplinary exploration of eighteenth-century Glasgow Approaches Glasgow's history as a guide to the cultural memory of the city read through traditional historical and literary... -
The Afterlives of Walter Scott: Memory on the Move by Ann Rigney 9780198806400
Booksplease Price: £42.09Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was once a household name, but is now largely forgotten. This book explores how Scott's work became an all-pervasive point of reference for cultural memory and collective... -
Britain'S Lost Revolution?: Jacobite Scotland and French Grand Strategy, 1701-8 by Daniel Szechi 9781526106834
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £32.15This book is a frontal attack on an entrenched orthodoxy. Our official, public vision of the early eighteenth century demonises Louis XIV and France and marginalises the Scots Jacobites. Louis is... -
Scottish Liturgical Traditions and Religious Politics: From Reformers to Jacobites, 1560-1764 by Allan I MacInnes
RRP: £22.99Booksplease Price: £21.23Explores the religious cultures, beliefs and imperatives that shaped the Jacobite movement in Scotland Brings together research from established academics in the field, emerging and independent... -
Britain'S Lost Revolution?: Jacobite Scotland and French Grand Strategy, 1701-8 by Daniel Szechi 9780719089176
RRP: £85.00Booksplease Price: £61.61This book is a frontal attack on an entrenched orthodoxy. Our official, public vision of the early eighteenth century demonises Louis XIV and France and marginalises the Scots Jacobites. Louis is... -
The Invention of Scotland (Routledge Revivals): The Stuart Myth and the Scottish Identity, 1638 to the Present Murray G. H. Pittock (University of Glasgow, UK) 9781138813267
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £39.69A dynasty of high ability and great charm, the Stuarts exerted a compelling fascination over their supporters and enemies alike. First published in 1991, this title assesses the influence of the... -
A Spy Amongst Us: Daniel Defoe's Secret Service and the Plot to End Scottish Independence Marc Mierowsky 9780300260168
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £19.23The true story of Daniel Defoe and the dirty tricks which helped bring Scotland into union with England In 1706, Edinburgh was on the brink of a popular uprising. Men and women took to the streets... -
Scottish Nationalism: History, Ideology and the Question of Independence by Professor Richard Finlay 9781350278103
RRP: £95.00Booksplease Price: £89.65For more than a decade now, the issue of Scottish independence has been one of the key features in British politics and has raised questions as to the likely survival of the United Kingdom in the... -
The Novels of Walter Scott and his Literary Relations: Mary Brunton, Susan Ferrier and Christian Johnstone by Andrew Monnickendam 9781137276544
Booksplease Price: £46.28Using a wealth of diverse source material this book comprises an innovative critical study which, for the first time, examines Scott through the filter of his female contemporaries. It not only... -
Art and Identity in Scotland: A Cultural History from the Jacobite Rising of 1745 to Walter Scott by Viccy Coltman 9781108417686
Booksplease Price: £99.73This lively and erudite cultural history of Scotland, from the Jacobite defeat of 1745 to the death of an icon, Sir Walter Scott, in 1832, examines how Scottish identity was experienced and...