Covers more than twenty centuries of history, interpreting history broadly to include archaeology, climate, culture, folk belief, geology, the languages of Scotland, Burns Clubs, curling, and shinty; entries on historical figures from Columba, Macbeth, and William Wallace to James (Paraffin) Young; seventy expert contributors analyse key themes about national identity, kinship, women and society, housing, living standards, religious belief, the economy, urban and rural life, extending to immigration, including Scots abroad – from Canada to Russia to New Zealand; the A-Z entries about the 96 miles between Marshall Meadows Bay on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west and the land and islands north of that line, are complemented by maps, genealogies, a glossary, a chronology, and a guide to further reading; 700+pp., indexed.
