The Scots: A Portrait of the Scottish Soul at Home and Abroad

by Iain Finlayson

Book Overview

a penetrating and entertaining analysis of the Scottish psyche that dissects Scottish romance (Balmorality), Scottish passion, Scottish migration, and Scottish attitutdes to the vexed questions of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689116330
• ISBN13: 9780689116339
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Atheneum
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good for Americans

This deft, light-hearted look at the custom and history of Scots, at home and abroad, is especially useful for us Americans. Unlike many histories of Scotland, it is not written for Brits, and does not require a deep background in British history.