How Long to Read The Origins of Scottish Nationhood

How Long Does it Take to Read The Origins of Scottish Nationhood?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 42 minutes to read The Origins of Scottish Nationhood by Neil Davidson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The traditional view of the Scottish nation holds that it first arose during the Wars of Independence from England in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Although Scotland was absorbed into Britain in 1707 with the Treaty of Union, Scottish identity is supposed to have remained alive in the new state through separate institutions of religion (the Church of Scotland), education, and the legal system. Neil Davidson argues otherwise. The Scottish nation did not exist before 1707. The Scottish national consciousness we know today was not preserved by institutions carried over from the pre-Union period, but arose after and as a result of the Union, for only then were the material obstacles to nationhood – most importantly the Highland/Lowland divide – overcome. This Scottish nation was constructed simultaneously with and as part of the British nation, and the eighteenth century Scottish bourgeoisie were at the forefront of constructing both. The majority of Scots entered the Industrial Revolution with a dual national consciousness, but only one nationalism, which was British. The Scottish nationalism which arose in Scotland during the twentieth century is therefore not a revival of a pre-Union nationalism after 300 years, but an entirely new formation. Davidson provides a revisionist history of the origins of Scottish and British national consciousness that sheds light on many of the contemporary debates about nationalism.

How long is The Origins of Scottish Nationhood?

The Origins of Scottish Nationhood by Neil Davidson is 276 pages long, and a total of 70,656 words.

This makes it 93% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Origins of Scottish Nationhood Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 26 minutes to read The Origins of Scottish Nationhood aloud.

What Reading Level is The Origins of Scottish Nationhood?

The Origins of Scottish Nationhood is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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