This lively and erudite cultural history of Scotland, from the Jacobite defeat of 1745 to the death of an icon, Sir Walter Scott, in 1832, examines how Scottish

This lively and erudite cultural history examines how Scottish identity was experienced and represented in novel ways.

A beautifully illustrated study of Celtic arts -- style, development and revival - and the relationship between art objects and identity, covering 2500 years of

Accessible, extensively researched, and beautifully illustrated, this updated volume by renowned scholar and author Murdo Macdonald sheds light on the history a

Why has identity become so central to judging art today? Why are some groups reluctant to defend free speech within culture? Has state support made artists poor