INDEPENDENCE OR UNION?: THE SCOTTISH QUESTION IN HISTORY’
Book ID/图书代码： 00530016B91976
English Summary/英文概要： The rationale for the book will be to attempt to provide an answer to a fascinating historical puzzle.
In the 1950s unionism in Scotland had reached an electoral peak and the SNP was an irrelevant political sect rather than an effective party.Yet, within a generation or so,in the Referendum of 2014, 45 per cent of Scots voted for independence and despite the clear victory for Unionists the debate rages on.What happened in 2014 will mean a radical revision of the Union with consequences for the governance of the entire UK.
How is this transformation in attitudes to the union state and the continuing prospect of Scottish independence to be explained?This volume,ranging widely over seventy years of history and examining political,economic,social,religious and cultural factors as well as issues of identity and the relevance of international influences,will seek to provide an answer.An additional aim is,while charting the decline of unionism, to analyse at the end of the study why loyalty to the British state remained resilient enough to register a clear victory for the No campaign in September 2014
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书试图解开一个长期令人困惑的历史疑团。
20世纪50年代，苏格兰联合主义在选举的浪潮中达到顶峰，而苏格兰民族党则成为无关紧要的政治成分而非有效的政党。然而，几代人过后，2014年的全民公投显示，45%的苏格兰人希望独立。尽管联合主义以明显的优势获胜，但争论一直持续。2014所发生的事情对于整个联合而言意味着激进的修订，对整个英国的统治也带来的巨大的影响。
我们该如何解释对于联合态度的转变以及持续要求苏格兰独立的声音？本书横跨70年历史，探讨了政治、经济、社会、宗教和文化等因素以及有关身份和国际影响等话题，旨在寻求一个答案。本书的另一目的在于，在记录联合主义衰退的同时，分析了为何忠于英国政府能保持恢复性，从而在2014年9月的运动中获胜。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：“不仅对苏格兰读者有用，对英国、欧洲乃至世界上任何读者都十分有用，通过本书，读者可以简短清晰地了解苏荷兰和大不列颠王国如何一步步走到今天这个局面的。”《今日历史》
“本书文字轻快、条理清晰，作者勾勒了一个复杂详细的历史，为陈旧的故事注入了新的生命和看法，其目的是为了从公正中立的角度出发、通过具有代表性的证据撰写一部不偏不倚的历史著作。”《展望》
“作为一名最多产的、最具影响力的现代苏格兰历史学家，他所撰写的有关苏格兰在大英帝国统治下的书籍能够很好地帮助我们了解该国的历史。”——《文学评论》
"...useful not only for Scottish readers, but also for anyone in Britain, Europe and the wider world who wants a relatively brief synopsis of how Scotland and the United Kingdom arrived at where they are now."
History Today
"Briskly, clearly and fairly, he sketches a complex and detailed history, bringing new life and fresh perspectives to old stories. His aim is to write a history “with a commitment to impartiality, the use of representative evidence and the due respect for conflicting opinions”. This he has done brilliantly. "
Prospect
" the most prolific and influential of modern Scottish historians. His books on Scotland’s part in the making and administration of the British Empire are invaluable contributions to our understanding of the country’s history. "
Literary Review
About the Author/作者介绍： Sir Tom Devine 教授是爱丁堡大学历史系主任兼苏格兰移民社群研究中心主任，被誉为全球苏格兰历史主席。
Tom Devine 曾就读于斯特拉斯克莱德大学，主修历史学，1968年以一等荣誉生的成绩毕业，之后又攻读了博士学位。他从助理讲师做起，一步步晋升到教授、院长，1992成为该校副校长。1998年，他出任全球首家高级爱尔兰及苏格兰研究中心的董事，该中心由爱尔兰总统Mary McAleese发起。
Professor Sir Tom Devine is Head of the School of History,Classics and Archaeology, Director of the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies and the Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh, generally regarded as the world’s premier Chair of Scottish History.
Tom Devine was educated at Strathclyde University where he graduated with first class honours in History in 1968 followed by a Ph.D and D.Litt. He rose through the academic ranks from assistant lecturer to Reader, Professor, Head of Department, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and finally Deputy Principal of the University in 1992. In 1998 he accepted the Directorship of the world’s first centre of advanced research in Irish and Scottish Studies at Aberdeen, which was formally inaugurated by the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, on St. Andrew’s Day, 30th November, 1999.
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