A People's History of Scotland

Chris Bambery

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English

Verso
01 July 2014

History; British & Irish history

A People's History of Scotland looks beyond the kings and

queens, the battles and bloody defeats of the past. It captures the

history that matters today, stories of freedom fighters, suffragettes,

the workers of Red Clydeside, and the hardship and protest of the

treacherous Thatcher era.

With riveting storytelling, Chris

Bambery recounts the struggles for nationhood. He charts the lives of

Scots who changed the world, as well as those who fought for the cause

of ordinary people at home, from the poets Robbie Burns and Hugh

MacDiarmid to campaigners such as John Maclean and Helen Crawfurd.

This is a passionate cry for more than just independence but also for a nation based on social justice.

By: Chris Bambery
Imprint: Verso
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 581g
ISBN: 9781781682845
ISBN 10: 1781682844
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 July 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chris Bambery is a writer, broadcaster, TV producer and founding member of the International Socialist Group in Scotland. For many years he was the Secretary of the British Socialist Worker Party. He is the author of Scotland: Class and Nation (1999), A Rebel's Guide to Gramsci (2006), The Second World War: A Marxist History (2013).

Reviews for A People's History of Scotland

"""Readable, committed and making excellent use of poetry and song to illustrate the fight for social justice across the centuries, Bambery's book is as concerned with Scotland's future as with its past. It should be welcomed by everyone involved today in building on the historical struggles for freedom"" - Neil Davidson, author of Discovering the Scottish Revolution"