Dimensions
144 x 230 x 34mm
A major history of the Scottish people in the twentieth century.
Richard Finlay's comprehensive narrative and analysis consider the major themes of the century - whether working-class militancy or the (decline and) rise a of Scottish nationalism, poverty or social reconstruction, the 'new Scots' from Asia or land problems in the Highlands, the Scottish cultural renaissance or popular culture. But it also, in telling detail, shows how these themes were played out in particular communities and affected the lives of individuals. From the women who worked in munitions factories to the children in the school playground, from the Tory faithful of Dumfries to the union men of Linwood, from the cinema-goers of the 1930s Aberdeen to crofters of Knoydart who recently succeeded in buying their land, Richard Finlay gives us a vivid picture of contemporary Scotland, and the people who have shaped it.
