Modern Scotland: 1914-2000

by Finlay, Richard J.

• ISBN13: 9781861973085
• ISBN10: 186197308X
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-01
• Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Summary

This history of modern Scotland considers all the major themes of the centurywhether working-class militancy or the rise of Scottish nationalism, poverty or social reconstruction, the Scottish cultural renaissance or popular culture. Moreover, it shows how these themes were played out in individual communities and affected the lives of Scotland's people. From the women who worked in munitions factories to the children in the school playgrounds, the cinema-goers of 1930s Aberdeen to the crofters of Knoydart who recently succeeded in buying their land, Richard Finlay offers a vivid picture of contemporary Scotland and the people who have shaped it.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Acknowledgements	vii
Blizzard, 1914--1918	1	(33)
Reckoning, 1918--1927	34	(39)
Crash, 1927--1935	73	(42)
Living, 1935--1939	115	(47)
War, 1939--1945	162	(36)
Reconstruction, 1945--1954	198	(37)
Affluence, 1954--1966	235	(38)
Generations, 1966--1976	273	(44)
Decay, 1976--1987	317	(41)
Resurrection, 1987--2000	358	(37)
Conclusion	395	(4)
Bibliography and Guide to Further Reading	399	(15)
Index	414