Contains selected readings which aims to show the importance of Scotland's relationships to Europe and its involvement in the broader European story. The series also aims to dispel long-established myths and preconceptions about the Scottish past which still exert a firm grip on general opinion.
SCOTLAND: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation C.1100-1707 VOLUME 3 READINGS C. 1100-C. 1500 Modern Scottish History: 1707 to the Present was published in five volumes in 1998 as a collaboration between the University of Dundee and the Open University in Scotland. Written by leading academics for the Distance Learning course run by the two universities, the series is aimed also at a wide readership - anyone with a serious interest in Scottish history - and presents the fruits of the latest research in a readable style. The volumes can be read singly, or as a series. Now come the first two volumes of a further five-volume series, Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation, c.1100-1707, due for completion on the 300th anniversary of the parliamentary union of Scotland with England in 2007. The new series aims to show the importance of Scotland's relationships to Europe and its part in a broader European story, as well as, like the first series, to dispel long-established myths and preconceptions which continue to exert a firm grip on public opinion. Especially in a post-devolution era, Scottish history and Scotland deserve better than this. A word about the title of the new series, Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation, c.1100-1707. It is certainly designed to provoke but need not be taken to indicate a nationalist view of 1707 as a moment of eclipse. Scotland's history, like all histories, resists simple generalisations. Were it otherwise, its study would not be so rewarding. Bob Harris is Professor of British History at the University of Dundee, and Alan MacDonald is Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Dundee. The cover illustration, 'The Crucifixion', Anon., late 15th Century, Foulis Easter Church, Tayside. (c) Robin McTaggart Design by James Hutcheson [DUP logo]
