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Cargando... Scotland: A Very Short Introductionpor R. A. Houston
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This book was a well-organized, brief overview of Scottish history. The author fit a lot into a small book! I especially liked learning more about the Highlands and Lowlands, the language and culture of Scotland. I think it served its purpose well. ( ) Scotland: A Very Short Introduction is a small book packed with a lot of information about Scotland, both historical and current. Broken into sections on politics and government, education, society, religion, culture, Scotland and the wider world, and economy and environment, it addresses the history and issues of each subject. This introduction tells the story of Scotland beyond that of the romantic highlands, whiskey and tartan glamorized by Sir Walter Scott in the early 1800s as a “brilliant public relations exercise” and is a fine overview of the nation. Der Autor versucht, einen weiten thematischen Bogen zu spannen. Doch dies führt zu nicht mehr als einer Kombination aus dem oberflächlichen Anreißen von Themen und stellenweise für ein solches Werk zu weit reichendem Detailierungsgrad. Und während der Titel des Buches verheißt, einen Einblick darin zu geben, was Schottland in seinem Wesen ausmacht, konzentriert sich die Darstellung weitgehend auf lieblos aneinander gereihte historische Fakten. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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This very short introduction explores the key themes from more than 1,000 years of Scotland's fascinating history. Covering everything from the Jacobites to devolution to the modern economy, this concise account presents a fully-integrated picture of what Scottish society, culture, politics and religion look like, and why. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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