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Nigel Bryant, trans., The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel, 1290-1360. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2011. Pp. 294. ISBN 9781843836940. £60.00.
No full textNigel Bryant, trans., The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel, 1290-1360. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2011. Pp. 294. ISBN 9781843836940. £60.00
Trish Reid, Theatre & Scotland. Theatre&. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. Pp. xiii + 103. ISBN 978-0-23029-261-1. £5.99.
No full textTrish Reid, Theatre & Scotland. Theatre&. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. Pp. xiii + 103. ISBN 978-0-23029-261-1. £5.99
Ian McLean, Jim Gallagher and Guy Lodge. Scotland’s Choices: The Referendum and What Happens Afterwards. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2013. Pp. xiv + 223. ISBN 978-0-7486-6986-8. $17.69 CAD.
No full textIan McLean, Jim Gallagher and Guy Lodge. Scotland’s Choices: The Referendum and What Happens Afterwards. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2013. Pp. xiv + 223. ISBN 978-0-7486-6986-8. $17.69 CAD
Andrew Blaikie. The Scots Imagination and Modern Memory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2013. Pp. x + 262. ISBN 9780748617876. $52.99 CAD.
No full textAndrew Blaikie. The Scots Imagination and Modern Memory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2013. Pp. x + 262. ISBN 9780748617876. $52.99 CAD
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute: Image and Counter Image in Hanoverian Studies
No full textThis article aims to explore the shifting historical perceptions of John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute, one of 18th century Britain\u27s most controversial statesmen, from his own day to the present. It will show how and why partisan distortions have persistently militated against an objective assessment of his actions and abilities, until well after Namier and explain why only recent historiography has begun to project a more balanced picture. The essay is based on both extensive secondary manuscript sources, official and private
Jeremy Smith, Older Scots: A Linguistic Reader. The Scottish Text Society, Fifth Series, 9. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2012. pp. xi, 253. ISBN: 978-1-89797-633-3. £45.00.
No full textJeremy Smith, Older Scots: A Linguistic Reader. The Scottish Text Society, Fifth Series, 9. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2012. pp. xi, 253. ISBN: 978-1-89797-633-3. £45.00
\u27“Many Different Voices and Accents” – Cosmopolitan Time-Travel in Catherine Forde’s Think Me Back\u27
No full textThis article analyzing themes of cosmopolitan time-travel, Scottish nationalism and identity in Catherine Forde’s children\u27s novel "Think Me Back.
Militia Chieftains: Profiling the Founders of the "Canadian Scottish"
No full textLittle academic study has been conducted into the backgrounds of the men who chose to found regiments of Canadian militia in the pre-1914 period which were influenced on Scottish military traditions. This article seeks to redress the balance by profiling the backgrounds of the founders of the four militia regiments which contributed officers and men to the 16th Battalion, CEF in 1914. By examining key areas such as place of birth, ethnicity, wealth, religion, military experience, and political affiliation, the article shows the “types” of men who became involved in the formation of Scottish-themed militia regiments and highlights the importance of Scottish associational culture in the regiments’ establishment
Brad Patterson, Tom Brooking, and Jim McAloon, Unpacking the Kist: The Scots in New Zealand. McGill-Queen\u27s Studies in Ethnic History Series, No. 2.33. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2013. Pp. 412. ISBN 978-0-7735-4190-0. CAD $100.00.
No full textBrad Patterson, Tom Brooking, and Jim McAloon, Unpacking the Kist: The Scots in New Zealand. McGill-Queen\u27s Studies in Ethnic History Series, No. 2.33. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2013. Pp. 412. ISBN 978-0-7735-4190-0. CAD $100.00