{"product_id":"scotlands-empire","title":"Scotlands Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eScotland''s Empire, \u003c\/i\u003eT.M Devine tells the compelling story of Scotland''s role in forging and expanding the British Empire, from the Americas to Australia, India to the Caribbean. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  By 1820 Britain controlled a fifth of the world''s population, and no people had made a more essential contribution than the Scots - working across the globe as soldiers and merchants, administrators and clerics, doctors and teachers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In this widely praised book, T. M. Devine - acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Scottish Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTo the Ends of the Earth: Scotland''s Global Diaspora - \u003c\/i\u003etraces the vital part Scotland played in creating an empire - and the fundamental effect this had in moulding the modern Scottish nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''A tour de force ... Tom Devine is the pre-eminent historian of modern Scotland'' \u003cbr\u003e  Niall Ferguson, author of \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Captivating ... tells the story of the Scots who put their marching boots on, or were forced into them, to start a new life abroad'' \u003cbr\u003e  Barclay McBain, \u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''A fascinating work, replete with telling detail'' \u003cbr\u003e  Allan Massie, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Nobody has done more over the past thirty years to bring Scottish historiography into rigorous and unsentimental alignment with developments elsewhere than Tom Devine'' \u003cbr\u003e  Colin Kidd, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Captivating ... tells the story of the Scots who put their marching boots on, or were forced into them, to start a new life abroad''\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eT.M. Devine\u003c\/b\u003e, OBE is University Research Professor and Director of the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Scottish Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTo the Ends of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318859964798,"sku":"NW9780718193195","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780718193195.jpg?v=1778693315","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/scotlands-empire","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}