Christopher Harvie, One Of Scotland's Leading Historians And Political Writers, Takes A Long View Of Scotland: Its Land, People, And Culture. Scotland: A History Sweeps From The Earliest Settlements To The New Parliament Of 1999 And Beyond. It Describes The Unique Multi-ethnic Kingdom Which Emerged From The Dark Ages, The Small, Proud Nation Manoeuvring Among The Great Powers Of Medieval Europe, And The Radical Reformation Which Forced A Compromise With Its Mighty Southern Neighbour. Harvie Follows Scotland's Tense Partnership With England For Over 400 Years, Through Dual Monarchy And Union, Enlightenment And Empire, Industrialization And De-industrialization. First Published Over A Decade Ago, This New Edition Has Been Extended - At Both Ends - To Include Recent Discoveries About Scotland's Early Pre-historic Settlements, Through To A New Final Chapter Covering The History, Politics, And Economics Of The Country Under The Holyrood Parliament - And The Background To The Controversy Over The Independence Referendum Of 2014.