Title: Constructing Scottish identity in media discourses
Description: "Scotland's efforts to establish and assert its distinct national identity have a long tradition. National identity has been a central theme throughout the centuries in a country where economic, political, and social issues have tended to be closely bound up with questions of national mentality and emotion. This book examines the part played by Scottish newspapers in constructing identity during a key period of the devolution process, 1997-2011. It uses insights from the fields of linguistics, sociology and cognitive science on the construction of culturally defined knowledge and the notions of identity that emerge from it. The study contributes to the understanding of Scottish identity, and its evaluations are relevant beyond the immediate context of Scotland and the United Kingdom"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Politics and government, Sociology of Knowledge, Decentralization in government, Press coverage, Mass media, Press and politics, Nationalism in the press, Scottish newspapers, History, Mass media, political aspects, Newspapers, Knowledge, sociology of, Scotland, politics and government
Places: Scotland
Time periods: 21st century