Modern Scotland: 1914-2000 - Softcover

Richard J. Finlay is Director of the Research Centre in Scottish History at the University of Strathclyde. His previous books include Scotland: The Struggle for a Nation (2000).

The best single-volume history of twentieth-century Scotland I know. It provides fresh perspectives on old issues while engaging with such new topics as gender, the drugs culture and popular music. -- T. M. Devine, author of The Scottish Nation Compelling ... Finlay's thesis is difficult to fault. * Sunday Herald * Hurrah for Richard Finlay ... a serious intellectual historian who has so far escaped the desire to become a media harlot like some of his contemporaries. His ideas are concise and his prose is sharp ... like all the best historians, Finlay's book is a narrative with a plot, rather than a jumble of opinionated facts ... This is a highly readable and thought-provoking work. * Scotsman * A well rounded history of twentieth century Scottish life. * Contemporary Review *