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    Scottish Saga: The Kingship In Eclipse 1286-1328 - Andrew McCulloch - Hardback
    Aimed at the general reader, this title throws a new light on the turbulent period in Scottish history which followed the death of Alexander III and ended with the final recognition of Robert Bruce as king of Scots.
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    Impaled Upon A Thistle: Scotland Since 1880 - Ewen A. Cameron - Hardback
    Underlying the history, and sometimes impelling its ambitions, are the evolution and growth of national self-confidence and identity which fundamentally affected Scotland's destiny in the last century. Dr Cameron ends by considering how such forces may transform it in this one.
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    Impaled Upon A Thistle: Scotland Since 1880 - Ewen A. Cameron - Paperback
    Underlying the history, and sometimes impelling its ambitions, are the evolution and growth of national self-confidence and identity which fundamentally affected Scotland's destiny in the last century. Dr Cameron ends by considering how such forces may transform it in this one.
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    Civil Society And Empire: Ireland And Scotland In The Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World - James Livesey - Hardback
    Livesey traces the origins of the modern conceptions of civil society to Ireland & Scotland during the 18th century, arguing that it was invented as an idea of renewed community for provincial & defeated élites to allow them to enjoy liberty without participating in governance.
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    Decoding The Picts - W. A. Cummins - Paperback
    The Picts, the most powerful group in northern Britain for some 500 years, mysteriously disappeared from contemporary records in the 9th century. All that remains of their language are fragments in the names of places and people, along with symbols carved on monuments and cave walls. This book explains these symbols.
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    A History Of Scotland - Neil Oliver - Hardback
    After the Union in 1707, Scotland's increasing reliance on England culminated in a crisis of identity that tortures the country to this day. But how accurate is this version of events? Placing Scotland's story in a wider context, Neil Oliver explodes some of the myths that pervade many accounts of Scottish history.
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    Glasgow's Black Heart: A City's Life Of Crime - Douglas Skelton - Paperback
    Glasgow is a city of culture, of impressive architecture, enterprise and endeavour, and it is home to warm-hearted and generous people. But it also has a dark side. This is the epic story of Glasgow crime, beginning in 1624 when the Tolbooth was built at Glasgow Cross to house the courts and town jail.
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    Nation, State, Province, Empire - Ned C. Landsman - Hardback
    This volume provides a chronological narrative tracing the histories of Scotland and the Scottish people from 1690 to 1790. While the two overlap, they are never quite the same, and the complex relationship between them constitutes the driving force behind the story.
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    Nation, State, Province, Empire - Ned C. Landsman - Paperback
    This volume provides a chronological narrative tracing the histories of Scotland and the Scottish people from 1690 to 1790. While the two overlap, they are never quite the same, and the complex relationship between them constitutes the driving force behind the story.
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    The Barlinnie Story - Robert Jeffrey - Paperback
    Barlinnie is one of the most notorious prisons in the world and for a hundred years it has held Glasgow's toughest and most violent men, swept up from the city streets. This title reveals the riots, death, retribution and redemption in Scotland's infamous prison.

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