The Origins of Scottish Nationhood

'The great merit of The Origins of Scottish Nationhood is that it seeks to encourage clear thinking about the national condition.' Allan Massie, TLS

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.

What is national consciousness? from national consciousness to nation states
was there a Scottish nation before 1707? Highland versus Lowland Scotland versus England
Scotland after 1707 - oppressed or oppressor nation? British imperialism and national consciousness in Scotland
Scottish history and Highland mythology
the reality of the Highlands -social assimilation and the onslaught on Gaelic culture
Burns and Scott - radical and conservative nations
class and national consciousness in the age of revolution.