Edited by Rosalind Mitchison
Why Scottish History Matters This stimulating new edition is published at a time of great national interest in Scotland's future as well as Scotland's past. The expert contributors each provide a lucid and individual discussion of an important era, from the time of the Picts and the Britons, through the Wars of Independence, the Reformation and the time of the Covenanters, to the Union of the Parliaments in 1707 and the impact of industrialisation on Victorian Scotland. The result is a riveting portrait of Scotland from the earliest times to the present day.
Why Scottish History Matters is designed to demonstrate the importance of teaching and learning Scottish history in school and universities, but it has relevance for every Scot, and for all who wish to understand the Scottish people and the shaping of the nation.
EDITOR: Rosalind Mitchison, Professor Emeritus of Social History at the University of Edinburgh, is one of Scotland's most respected academics.
CONTRIBUTORS: Geoffrey Barrow, R.H. Campbell, T.M. Devine, A.A.M. Duncan,
Alexander Grant, Christopher Harvie, Bruce Lenman, Michael Lynch, David
Stevenson.
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