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Book Synopsis Scotland: Defending the Nation by : Carolyn Anderson
Download or read book Scotland: Defending the Nation written by Carolyn Anderson and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magnificent full-colour collection of military maps of Scotland, spanning a period of 500 years, and covering all parts of the country.
Book Synopsis Scotland's Historic National Defense by : William Mackay Mackenzie
Download or read book Scotland's Historic National Defense written by William Mackay Mackenzie and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation by : Patrick Abercromby
Download or read book The Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation written by Patrick Abercromby and published by . This book was released on 1711 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bannockburn written by Alistair Moffat and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Scotland's Potential Independence by : U. S. Military
Download or read book Scotland's Potential Independence written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-16 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The significance of an independent Scotland would reach far beyond the borders of the United Kingdom (UK). Although the first Scottish independence referendum did not pass in September 2014, it raised some important questions that could affect the security of Europe and North America. The June 2016 "Brexit" vote calling for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union has fueled speculation about a second possible referendum on Scottish independence, owing to the fact that a majority of Scots voted to remain in the EU. This thesis examines the potential consequences of an independent Scotland through the lessons learned from Scotland's 2014 referendum and analyses by scholars in international relations and strategic studies. These possible consequences could include the weakening of the UK's defense posture, the UK's possible abandonment of its nuclear weapons, and uncertain prospects for a Scottish application to join NATO. The ramifications could be substantial for the security policies of the United Kingdom, the United States, and NATO as a whole. I. INTRODUCTION * A. LITERATURE REVIEW AND METHODOLOGY * B. THESIS ORGANIZATION * II. SCOTLAND AND GREAT BRITAIN FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY * A. POLITICAL RELATIONS * B. THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY * C. DEFENSE RELATIONS * III. EFFECT OF SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE ON THE DEFENSE * STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM * A. SCOTLAND'S POTENTIAL FORCE * B. UNITED KINGDOM'S FLUCTUATING DEFENSE POLICY * IV. FUTURE OF THE UK'S NUCLEAR DETERRENCE POSTURE * A. ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS FOR TRIDENT * B. NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT * V. AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND AND NATO * A. DEFENSE SPENDING PROMISE * B. NUCLEAR WEAPONS * C. "TRIPLE LOCK" SYSTEM * D. SECESSIONISM * E. CONCLUSIONS REGARDING SCOTLAND AND NATO * MEMBERSHIP * VI. CONCLUSION
Book Synopsis Martial Achievements of the Scottish Nation by : Patrick Abercromby
Download or read book Martial Achievements of the Scottish Nation written by Patrick Abercromby and published by . This book was released on 1804 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation by : Patrick Abercromby
Download or read book The Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation written by Patrick Abercromby and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Book Synopsis The Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation: by : Patrick Abercromby
Download or read book The Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation: written by Patrick Abercromby and published by . This book was released on 1762 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation. Being an Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Actions of Such Scotsmen who Have Signaliz'd Themselves by the Sword at Home and Abroad. And a Survey of the Military Transactions Wherein Scotland Or Scotsmen Have Been Remarkably Concern'd, from the First Establishment of the Scots Monarchy to this Present Time by : Patrick Abercromby
Download or read book The Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation. Being an Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Actions of Such Scotsmen who Have Signaliz'd Themselves by the Sword at Home and Abroad. And a Survey of the Military Transactions Wherein Scotland Or Scotsmen Have Been Remarkably Concern'd, from the First Establishment of the Scots Monarchy to this Present Time written by Patrick Abercromby and published by . This book was released on 1711 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Defending the Revolution by : Dr. Jeffrey Stephen
Download or read book Defending the Revolution written by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period between 1689 and 1716 witnessed a fundamental reordering of the political, religious and cultural map of the British Isles. Exploring the ecclesiastical settlement in Scotland, this book provides a thorough and thoughtful account of how Presbyterians seized the opportunities presented by the Glorious Revolution, and then the Act of Union, to establish the national Church in accordance with their ideals, at the expense of the Episcopalian model. It argues that this process was to have a deep and lasting effect on the development of both Scotland and an expansionist British state.
Book Synopsis The Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation by : Patrick Abercromby
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Download or read book Scotland written by Murray Pittock and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging and authoritative history of Scotland’s influence in the world and the world’s on Scotland, from the Thirty Years’ War to the present day Scotland is one of the oldest nations in the world, yet by some it is hardly counted as a nation at all. Neither a colony of England nor a fully equal partner in the British union, Scotland has often been seen as simply a component part of British history. But the story of Scotland is one of innovation, exploration, resistance—and global consequence. In this wide-ranging, deeply researched account, Murray Pittock examines the place of Scotland in the world. He explores Scotland and Empire, the rise of nationalism, and the pressures on the country from an increasingly monolithic understanding of “Britishness.” From the Thirty Years’ War to Jacobite risings and today’s ongoing independence debates, Scotland and its diaspora have undergone profound changes. This groundbreaking account reveals the diversity of Scotland’s history and shows how, after the country disappeared from the map as an independent state, it continued to build a global brand.
Download or read book Born Fighting written by Jim Webb and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2005-10-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 27 million Americans today can trace their lineage to the Scots, whose bloodline was stained by centuries of continuous warfare along the border between England and Scotland, and later in the bitter settlements of England’s Ulster Plantation in Northern Ireland. Between 250,000 and 400,000 Scots-Irish migrated to America in the eighteenth century, traveling in groups of families and bringing with them not only long experience as rebels and outcasts but also unparalleled skills as frontiersmen and guerrilla fighters. Their cultural identity reflected acute individualism, dislike of aristocracy and a military tradition, and, over time, the Scots-Irish defined the attitudes and values of the military, of working class America, and even of the peculiarly populist form of American democracy itself. Born Fighting is the first book to chronicle the full journey of this remarkable cultural group, and the profound, but unrecognized, role it has played in the shaping of America. Written with the storytelling verve that has earned his works such acclaim as “captivating . . . unforgettable” (the Wall Street Journal on Lost Soliders), Scots-Irishman James Webb, Vietnam combat veteran and former Naval Secretary, traces the history of his people, beginning nearly two thousand years ago at Hadrian’s Wall, when the nation of Scotland was formed north of the Wall through armed conflict in contrast to England’s formation to the south through commerce and trade. Webb recounts the Scots’ odyssey—their clashes with the English in Scotland and then in Ulster, their retreat from one war-ravaged land to another. Through engrossing chronicles of the challenges the Scots-Irish faced, Webb vividly portrays how they developed the qualities that helped settle the American frontier and define the American character. Born Fighting shows that the Scots-Irish were 40 percent of the Revolutionary War army; they included the pioneers Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston; they were the writers Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain; and they have given America numerous great military leaders, including Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Audie Murphy, and George S. Patton, as well as most of the soldiers of the Confederacy (only 5 percent of whom owned slaves, and who fought against what they viewed as an invading army). It illustrates how the Scots-Irish redefined American politics, creating the populist movement and giving the country a dozen presidents, including Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. And it explores how the Scots-Irish culture of isolation, hard luck, stubbornness, and mistrust of the nation’s elite formed and still dominates blue-collar America, the military services, the Bible Belt, and country music. Both a distinguished work of cultural history and a human drama that speaks straight to the heart of contemporary America, Born Fighting reintroduces America to its most powerful, patriotic, and individualistic cultural group—one too often ignored or taken for granted.
Download or read book Scotland written by Christopher Fleet and published by Birlinn Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whilst documents and other written material are obvious resources that help shape our view of the past, maps too can say much about a nation's history. This is the first book to take maps seriously as a form of history, from the earliest representations of Scotland by Ptolemy in the second century AD to the most recent form of Scotland's mapping and geographical representation in GIS, satellite imagery and SATNAV.Compiled by three experts who have spent their lives working with maps, Scotland: Mapping the Nation offers a fascinating and thought-provoking perspective on Scottish history which is beautifully illustrated with complete facsimiles and details of hundreds of the most significant manuscript and printed maps from the National Library of Scotland and other institutions, including those by Timothy Pont, Joan Blaeu and William Roy, amongst many others.
Book Synopsis How the Scots Invented the Modern World by : Arthur Herman
Download or read book How the Scots Invented the Modern World written by Arthur Herman and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting account of the origins of the modern world Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics—contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. Herman has charted a fascinating journey across the centuries of Scottish history. Here is the untold story of how John Knox and the Church of Scotland laid the foundation for our modern idea of democracy; how the Scottish Enlightenment helped to inspire both the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution; and how thousands of Scottish immigrants left their homes to create the American frontier, the Australian outback, and the British Empire in India and Hong Kong. How the Scots Invented the Modern World reveals how Scottish genius for creating the basic ideas and institutions of modern life stamped the lives of a series of remarkable historical figures, from James Watt and Adam Smith to Andrew Carnegie and Arthur Conan Doyle, and how Scottish heroes continue to inspire our contemporary culture, from William “Braveheart” Wallace to James Bond. And no one who takes this incredible historical trek will ever view the Scots—or the modern West—in the same way again.
Book Synopsis National Identity by : Richard R. Verdugo
Download or read book National Identity written by Richard R. Verdugo and published by IAP. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National identity has been the subject of much controversy and debate. Some have even suggested dropping the concept entirely. One group, Essentialists, argue that national identity is fixed, cultural, based on birth and ancestry. Another viewpoint is posited by Postmodernists who argue that national identity is malleable, invented or imagined. As alternatives, some have suggested that national identity is a hybrid of both Essentialist and Postmodernist views. And still others bypass this argument and suggest that national identity should be based on civic factors, such as shared values and norms about citizenship. While controversy and debate are healthy exercises in any science, at some point order must be established if science is to proceed. The present volume is based on the idea that national identity is an ideal-type concept; it does not completely capture reality, but is used for analytic purposes. In addition, rather than focusing on these theoretical debates, we pursue research with the idea that results from research will contribute to the field of national identity. Three areas of national identity are discussed: theoretical, national, and individual. Two chapters focus on the major theories about national identity, provide critiques, and make suggestions about the topic. In section two, six chapters provide case studies of national identity on Scotland, Ireland, Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, and France. In section three, two case studies focus on immigrants and the challenges they face in forming their identities, especially identifying with their host countries—Belgium, and the United Kingdom. Several important conclusions may be gleaned from the contributions of the present volume. To begin with, while national identity is a slippery concept, if the field wishes to move beyond debate about fundamentals, it would be well advised to view the concept as an ideal-type as suggested by the great German scholar, Max Weber. Secondly, the case studies included in the present volume indicate that national identity is not only based on ethnicity and culture, but on such external factors as governance regimes and their changes, economic crises, wars and other forms of aggressive activity, and social demographic changes in a population. These factors affect a population at the national level. For immigrants at the individual level, developing national identity is greatly affected by four interrelated factors: 1) the degree to which they are accepted by members of the host society; 2) immigrants’ language skills and physical appearances; 3) how well they are able to balance their host national identity, their ethnic identity, and acceptance of their native country; 4) and their generational status. Generally, at the national and individual levels, context and circumstances matter in developing national identity.
