Christopher Harvie is een Schotse historicus wiens werk zich verdiept in de geschiedenis en het nationalisme van Schotland. Zijn schrijven onderzoekt de politieke en culturele krachten die de Schotse identiteit hebben gevormd, met een focus op intellectuele tradities en maatschappelijke verschuivingen. Door middel van nauwgezette analyse en meeslepende proza biedt hij lezers een diepgaand begrip van de complexiteit van de Schotse natie. Zijn academische werk wordt gewaardeerd om zijn diepgang en zijn vermogen om historische gebeurtenissen te verbinden met hun bredere maatschappelijke implicaties.
The book offers a thought-provoking analysis that reexamines the European past by juxtaposing contemporary positive and negative aspects with their historical roots. Harvie challenges traditional perspectives, encouraging readers to understand the complexities of Europe’s present through a nuanced exploration of its history.
An introductory history that takes Scotland through two world wars and subsequent social exhaustion, through the re energising adjustments loosely referred to as 'the sixties' to a final endgame of Union versus Independence.
The complete short history of Scotland - from the retreat of the ice-caps to the Independence Referendum of 2014
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Christopher Harvie and Colin Matthew's Very Short Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Britain is a sharp but subtle account of remarkable economic and social change and an even more remarkable political stability.
An indictment of the architect of New Labour, Gordon Brown. It shows how Brown came to preside over a bankrupt country on the brink of economic and political breakdown. Taking us on a tour of Britain, it explores the ever-widening disparity between rich and poor, and how manufacturing was replaced by 'retail, entertainment and recreation'.
The book delves into Scottish social and political history from 1707 to today, emphasizing the evolution of political nationalism. Christopher Harvie explores the reasons behind the long dormancy of Scottish nationalism for over two centuries and its resurgence in significance during the latter half of the twentieth century, providing a comprehensive understanding of its impact on Scotland's identity and politics.
This new edition brings Scotland and Nationalism entirely up-to-date. In particular the lead up to and implications of the referendum are analysed, together with the development of nationalist feelings in a wider context.