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).

• PrefaceIntroduction1. What is National Consciousness?2. From National Consciousness to Nation States3. Was there a Scottish Nation before 1707?4. Highland vs Lowland Scotland vs England5. Scotland After 1707: Oppressed or Oppressor Nation?6. British Imperialism and National Consciousness in Scotland7. Scottish History and Highland Mythology8. The Reality of the Highlands: Social Assimilation and the Onslaught on Gaelic Culture9. Burns and Scott: Radical and Conservative Nations10. Class and National Consciousness in the age of RevolutionConclusionAfterwordNotesIndex

'The great merit of The Origins of Scottish Nationhood is that it seeks to encourage clear thinking about the national condition'

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).

• PrefaceIntroduction1. What is National Consciousness?2. From National Consciousness to Nation States3. Was there a Scottish Nation before 1707?4. Highland vs Lowland Scotland vs England5. Scotland After 1707: Oppressed or Oppressor Nation?6. British Imperialism and National Consciousness in Scotland7. Scottish History and Highland Mythology8. The Reality of the Highlands: Social Assimilation and the Onslaught on Gaelic Culture9. Burns and Scott: Radical and Conservative Nations10. Class and National Consciousness in the age of RevolutionConclusionAfterwordNotesIndex

'The great merit of The Origins of Scottish Nationhood is that it seeks to encourage clear thinking about the national condition'

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).

• PrefaceIntroduction1. What is National Consciousness?2. From National Consciousness to Nation States3. Was there a Scottish Nation before 1707?4. Highland vs Lowland Scotland vs England5. Scotland After 1707: Oppressed or Oppressor Nation?6. British Imperialism and National Consciousness in Scotland7. Scottish History and Highland Mythology8. The Reality of the Highlands: Social Assimilation and the Onslaught on Gaelic Culture9. Burns and Scott: Radical and Conservative Nations10. Class and National Consciousness in the age of RevolutionConclusionAfterwordNotesIndex

'The great merit of The Origins of Scottish Nationhood is that it seeks to encourage clear thinking about the national condition'