The Scots A Genetic Journey

by Moffat, Alistair

• ISBN13: 9781780274447
• ISBN10: 1780274440
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-08-01
• Publisher: Birlinn

Summary

History has always mattered to Scots, and rarely more so than now at the outset of a new century, after more than ten years of a new parliament and the new census of 2011. An almost limitless archive of our history lies hidden inside our bodies and we carry the ancient story of Scotland around with us. The mushrooming of genetic studies, of DNA analysis, is rewriting our history in spectacular fashion. In this new edition of The Scots: A Genetic Journey, Alistair Moffat explores the history that is printed on our genes, and in a remarkable new approach, uncovers the detail of where we are from, who we are and, in so doing, vividly paints a DNA map of Scotland.

Author Biography

Born and raised in Kelso in the Scottish Border country, Alistair Moffat has often left the place in body, but never in spirit. He attended the universities of St Andrews, Edinburgh and London, and also received some tough education on the rugby fields of the Borders. In 1976 Alistair took over the running of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in five years made it the largest and most dynamic arts festival in the world. A prolific and popular author, Alistair’s books Kelsae, The Borders, The Reviers, The Sea Kingdoms, The Wall and Tuscany are all published by Birlinn.