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The land and people of Scotland
—Meek, James.
1990

Book

Introduces the history, geography, people, culture, government, and economy of Scotland.

Item Details

ISBN:

  • 9780397323333
  • 9780397323326
  • 0397323336
  • 0397323328

Edition: First edition.

Description: xi, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Notes: Bibliography (page 234), discography (pages 233-234), filmography (pages 230-233), and index.

Contents:

  • Introduction-- The land
  • Wildlife
  • Scottish people, Scottish tongues
  • The Scots: stereotype and reality
  • Living together, living apart
  • A day in the life of Scotland
  • Birth of a nation
  • The struggle for independence
  • Divided kingdom
  • Enter the Kirk, exit the king
  • Joining forces
  • The fall of the clans
  • The spirit of invention
  • Progress and the people
  • Art and culture (Robert Burns)
  • Scotland's place today.

LCCN: 88027215

Control Number: 32265

Publisher: New York : J.B. Lippincott, [1990]
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