Throughout, the story of Scotland is set against the background of British, European, and world history."--BOOK JACKET.

Based on 30 years of research, this collection of essays covers the great transformation of rural Scotland from mid 18th to mid 19th century.

This work charts the story of the people of the Scottish Highlands from the 1745 Jacobite uprising to the great crofter's rebellion in the 1880s - a story of defeat, social dissolution, emigration, rebellion and cultural revival.

'The Scottish Nation, 1700-2007' examines the social, political, religious and economic factors that have shaped modern Scotland.

This new edition brings the reader up-to-date with Scotland's recent history, from the high politics of the devolved parliament to the everyday effects of huge and growing levels of social inequality.

This book explores in depth many key themes including the slave trade, the Scots on the colonial frontier, Highland soldiers and more.

This is a story of forced clearance, of the destruction of entire communities and of large-scale emigration. Some winners were able to adapt and exploit the new opportunities, but there were also others who lost everything.

This is a collection of fifteen essays written over the last twenty years by one of Scotland's most eminent historians.

Published simultaneously in Great Britain, titled: Scotland's diaspora, 1750-2010.