A Wee Guide to William Wallace
Author: Duncan Jones
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9781899874088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA pocket-sized biograpy of Scotland's greatest hero.
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William Wallace
Author: Graeme Morton
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2014-10-08
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 0748685642
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA deconstruction of the national biography and mythology of William Wallace. Freed from the historian's bedrock of empiricism by a lack of corroborative sources, the biography of this short-lived late-medieval patriot has long been incorporated into the ideology of nationalism.
A Wee Guide to the Picts
Author: Duncan Jones
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781899874125
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA pocket-sized guide that describes what is known about the history of the Picts, listing the best symbol stones and museums to visit with many illustrations and maps.
A Wee Guide to Scottish History
Author: Martin Coventry
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781899874019
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA pocket-sized guide to Scottish history, and the dark deeds, battles, and political struggles involved. Details of over 200 historical places to visit are also included.
A Wee Guide to Robert Burns
Author: Dilys Jones
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781899874071
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA pocket-sized biography of Robert Burns, including 25 places to visit related to his life, many of his renowned poems, and many illustrations.
A Wee Guide to Mary, Queen of Scots
Author: Joyce Miller
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781899874033
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn excellent little book detailing the life and times of the tragic queen.
A Brief Guide To British Battlefields
Author: David Clark
Publisher: Robinson
Published: 2015-02-26
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1472108280
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA very readable work of reference offering a survey in chronological order, from AD 84 to 1746, of the major battles which have taken place on British soil, from the Roman occupation to Culloden, the last battle fought on British soil. In this way, the book can be read as a continuous narrative, while each entry also stands alone as a self-contained guide. The battles are grouped into relevant sections (such as the Wars of the Roses, the English Civil Wars and the Jacobite Rebellions), within broader historical periods. Each period is prefaced by a presentation of the nature of warfare and is enhanced by a feature article of specialist interest. Every entry includes a narrative of events leading up to the battle, a vivid description of the battle itself and an assessment of the long and short-term, consequences. In addition, there is useful information for visits, including precise identification of the location, details of access to and features of each site. The book is illustrated throughout with maps and a plate section.
Happy Endings in Hollywood Cinema
Author: James MacDowell
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2014-11-28
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 0748680209
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis wide-ranging investigation probes traditional associations between the 'happy ending' and homogeneity, closure, 'unrealism', and ideological conservatism, testing widespread assumptions against the evidence offered by a range of classical and contemp
Blind Harry's Wallace
Author: Henry ((the Minstrel ;)
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780946487332
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The original story of the real braveheart, Sir William Wallace. Racy, blood on every page, violently anglophobic, grossly embellished, vulgar and disgusting, clumsy and stilted, a literary failure, a great epic." "Whatever the verdict on Blind Harry, this is the book which has done more than any other to frame the notion of Scotland's national identity. Despite its numerous 'historical inaccuracies', it remains the principal source for what we now know about the life of Wallace. The novel and film Braveheart were based on the 1722 Hamilton edition of this epic poem. Burns, Wordsworth, Byron and others were greatly influenced by this version 'wherein the old obsolete words are rendered more intelligible', which is said to be the book, next to the Bible, most commonly found in Scottish households in the eighteenth century. Burns even admits to having 'borrowed... a couplet worthy of Homer' directly from Hamilton's version of Blind Harry to include in 'Scots wha hae'." "Elspeth King, in her introduction to this, the first accessible edition of Blind Harry in verse form since 1859, draws parallels between the situation in Scotland at the time of Wallace and that in Bosnia and Chechnya in the 1990s. Seven hundred years to the day after the Battle of Stirling Bridge, the 'Settled Will of the Scottish People' was expressed in the devolution referendum of 11 September 1997. She describes this as a landmark opportunity for mature reflection on how the nation has been shaped, and sees Blind Harry's Wallace as an essential and compelling text for this purpose. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
Tourism and National Identity
Author: Kalyan Bhandari
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Published: 2014-06-23
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1845414489
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the role of tourism as a means to express 'nation' and 'nationhood'. Based on field research in southwest and central Scotland it shows how various historical accounts, cultural icons and images, events and celebrations create a meaning of the Scottish nation. It examines the narratives, either explicit or implicit, produced at heritage-related tourism sites and how these become interwoven with the ideology of a nation. This volume will be of use to researchers and students in tourism and heritage studies, Scottish studies, culture and identity, nationalism and national identity; as well as to tourism and heritage industry professionals and policy-makers.
