Who Built Scotland. A History of the Nation in Twenty-Five Buildings, Paperback - James Crawford

Kathleen Jamie, Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat, James Robertson and James Crawford travel across the country to tell the story of the nati...

In Who Built Scotland, the authors pick twenty-five buildings to tell the history of a nation. In vivid travelogues, they explore Scotland's social...

Accompanying a landmark 3-part BBC1 Scotland documentary series, this lavishly illustrated book uses the view from above as a unique window into ou...

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A timely and vivid look at Scotland's long and difficult road to nationhood, re-exploring some cherished myths and unearthing a wealth of fascinati...

Publisher: Lomond BooksAuthor(s): David RossIllustration(s): IllustrationsNumber of pages: 406Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 197 x 137 x 26Cover...

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A pictorial celebration of the women's services of the Second World War

Publisher: Temple Lodge PublishingAuthor(s): Richard RamsbothamNumber of pages: 184Publication date: 2004Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 17Cover type: Pape...

A unique history of Christianity in the British Isles, told through its sacred buildings - from ancient, wooden churches to lofty cathedralsPublish...

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The 107-year history of an organisation set up in 1908 to create an 'inventory' of Scotland's archaeology and buildings.

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Publisher: University of California PressIllustration(s): 1 frontisp.Number of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 139 x 216 x 19Cover type...

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Scotland has had a uniquely important military history over the last five centuries. Conflict with England in the 16th century, Jacobite rebellions...

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In this book author Michael Meighan examines the history of Scotland through its monuments and memorials.

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "In Scotland, beautiful as it is, it was always rai...

Publisher: Beacon PressAuthor(s): Premilla NadasenNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 153 x 246 x 19Cover type: Paperback / softb...

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Following the real fortunes of seven-year-old Joey Burkinshaw and his family, Alan Gallop recreates the events surrounding the 1838 Husker Pit disa...

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A comprehensive history of the industries of the Granite City of AberdeenPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Jim FiddesIllustration(s): 8 Pl...

Publisher: Lang Syne Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Iain GrayNumber of pages: 32Collection: Scottish Clan Mini-BookPublication date: 1997Dimensions: 113 ...

Anatomy of a Nation explores over 800, 000 years of British identity by examining 50 documents that tell the story of what makes Britain unique: it...

How does the current nationalist moment within British political culture, most acutely evidenced in the recent Brexit result, capture such a broad ...

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Stuart Kelly's biography of Sir Walter Scott defies classification in terms of genre. Rather than a literary biography, or critical study, it is a ...

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Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cambridge Five, then keep reading...During the poverty-stricken years of the Great Depressio...

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The Wealth of the Nation' explores how Scotland has continued to assert its distinctive cultural difference despite the three-hundred-year union wi...

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The story of London, told through twelve of its most seminal buildings. 'Excellent ...this is an imaginative book that finds a convincing new way t...

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