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Description of the book - Scotland History Of A Nation

Scotland has always done things in its own way, and that is what makes the country's history so interesting. More than four thousand years ago, its Stone Age inhabitants were among the most advanced builders in Europe. About two thousand years ago, the Romans decided it was wiser to build a wall than attempt conquest. A thousand years ago, Scotland was one of the first of the medieval European kingdoms to emerge as a political unity from the Dark Ages.

The descendants of those first Scots still in habit the country. This original and immensely readable history charts the long, painful, sometimes tragic, often inspiring, process that has formed the Scottish people of today. It reveals how the Scots' sense of nationhood has always been under test and how that pressure has shaped the ways in which they see themselves and are seen by others.

A special and unique feature are the 'windows' in the text. They light up many fascinating aspects of the national story not normally covered in history books and present a range of outstanding people who at different times played a part in Scotland's life and still evolving history.

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