num_pages: 368
description: Traces the origin of Scottish national identity, and people's perceptions of it, from earliest times to the present day. From the Scottish Origin Legend, expressed in the works of the medieval chroniclers, to the ideas of contemporary historians - anyone who wants to know how Scottish identity came to be, need only read this book.Winner of the Saltire Society Scottish History Book Award 1999Honorable Mention - Frank Watson Scottish History Prize 1999
language: English
title: The Identity of the Scottish Nation: An Historic Quest
titlecomplete: The Identity of the Scottish Nation: An Historic Quest
characters: Joseph Ritson, John Pinkerton, George Chalmers, George Buchanan, James Macpherson, John Hill Burton
genres: Nonfiction, Scotland, History
ratings_count: 4
places: Scotland
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Saltire Society Literary Award
category: Scottish History Book of the Year
publisher: Edinburgh University Press