Neil Davidson lectured in Sociology with the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. He wrote several books on Scottish nationalism, including Discovering the Scottish Revolution 1692-1746 (Pluto Press, 2003) and The Origins of Scottish Nationhood (Pluto Press, 2000).

• Preface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Scotland After 16882. Three Dimensions of Socio-Economic Crisis: the 1690s3. From Hanoverian Succession to Incorporating Union, 1700-17074. Scotland and the British State: From Crisis to Consolidation, 1708-17165. Agricultural Improvement and Social Transformation, 1716-17446. The End of the British Revolution, 1745-1746ConclusionAppendix: Marx and Engels on Scotland Bibliographical EssayNotes and References

'A provocative new book - restores the tradition of narrative to the art of history writing'

Neil Davidson lectured in Sociology with the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. He wrote several books on Scottish nationalism, including Discovering the Scottish Revolution 1692-1746 (Pluto Press, 2003) and The Origins of Scottish Nationhood (Pluto Press, 2000).

• Preface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Scotland After 16882. Three Dimensions of Socio-Economic Crisis: the 1690s3. From Hanoverian Succession to Incorporating Union, 1700-17074. Scotland and the British State: From Crisis to Consolidation, 1708-17165. Agricultural Improvement and Social Transformation, 1716-17446. The End of the British Revolution, 1745-1746ConclusionAppendix: Marx and Engels on Scotland Bibliographical EssayNotes and References

'A provocative new book - restores the tradition of narrative to the art of history writing'

Neil Davidson lectured in Sociology with the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. He wrote several books on Scottish nationalism, including Discovering the Scottish Revolution 1692-1746 (Pluto Press, 2003) and The Origins of Scottish Nationhood (Pluto Press, 2000).

• Preface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Scotland After 16882. Three Dimensions of Socio-Economic Crisis: the 1690s3. From Hanoverian Succession to Incorporating Union, 1700-17074. Scotland and the British State: From Crisis to Consolidation, 1708-17165. Agricultural Improvement and Social Transformation, 1716-17446. The End of the British Revolution, 1745-1746ConclusionAppendix: Marx and Engels on Scotland Bibliographical EssayNotes and References

'A provocative new book - restores the tradition of narrative to the art of history writing'