This is an exciting and controversial reassessment of a period and a people who stood at the birth of Scotland.

The Sardana Dancers is an intriguing and compassionate novel about the interweaving lives of a variety of characters who are caught up in a sort of sardana – a Catalan dance performed for pleasure and as a symbol of unity.

It’s criminal up north ... Cal Innes is fresh out of Strangeways, playing PI and running from a past muddied with ties to local gang lord ‘Uncle’ Morris Tiernan. When Tiernan tells him to track down a rogue casino dealer ...

It’s criminal up north . . .  Cal Innes is fresh out of Strangeways, playing PI and running from a past muddied with ties to local gang lord ‘Uncle’ Morris Tiernan . . .

Scapa Flow, one of the greatest naval bases in history, resonates through the annals of the Royal Navy during the two great wars of the twentieth century, and this book solidifies that reputation in this remarkable book.

Frederick G. Rea was an English teacher who became headmaster of Garrynamonie School in South Uist in the 1890s. His love and respect for the islands is wonderfully conveyed in this vivid testament.

Combining exciting traditional tales that illustrate the background of the practice of Highland cattle-raiding with extensive historical research, School of the Moon shows that there is much yet to be understood about Scotland’s history, even of the last few hundred years.

This is a captivating comparative selection of Scottish photographs from 1907 by Valentine and Sons of Dundee, once Scotland’s most successful commercial photographers.

This book is a fascinating story of the Highland emigrants who travelled to Nova Scotia in the hope of, though deceived of a better life; how they rose above the deception and ensuing difficulties with the resilience and resourcefulness for which the Scots are best known.

James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was regent of Scotland from November 1572 until the coup d'?tat of March 1578.

A collection of thirteen essays which presents historical approaches to the links which have existed for the last 800 years between Scotland and the Low Countries.

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Despite a profusion of recent work on Irish and English politics in the era of the French Revolution, Scotland in this period remains little studied and has thus barely featured in recent books o

Jim Craig’s unique style and presentation, allied with his superb professional knowledge, make this book a fascinating window into the Scots and their sporting world.

Take a romp through Scotland’s history the easy way. To know Scotland’s past is to understand the country and its people.

This volume deals with the time when many of the most significant and familiar episodes in Scottish history took place. The period was one in which Scotland was transformed, partly as a result of famous events, but largely because of more subtle and less perceptible changes in the constitutional, ecclesiastical and economic structure.

Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation c.1100-1707, volumes 1 and 3, the first in a five-volume set of textbooks, provide a comprehensive introduction to medieval and early modern Scotland.

Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation c.1100-1707, volumes 1 and 3, the first in a five-volume set of textbooks, provide a comprehensive introduction to medieval and early modern Scotland.

This is the history of Scotland from prehistory to 1286. Covers the incursions and amalgamations of races which made up the Celtic kingdom, the impact of the Vikings and the forging of a single kingdom.

This new edition shows how Scottish courses are the most challenging in the world. Full of colour photographs and specially drawn maps, this book is the definitive guide for the serious golf enthusiast.

Scotland has a wealth of stained glass in house, church and hall that is the equal of any in the world. This volume charts the history of that glass and its creators, from the earliest medieval fragments which survived the aftermath of the Reformation, through to the glorious flowering in decorative style that marked the turn of the twentieth century.

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Drawing on a wide range of original sources in Edinburgh, Paris and Rome, this book presents a comprehensive picture of the personnel and work of the Scots College Paris.

On December 5th, 1600, Pope Clement VIII founded and endowed the Scots College in Rome for the training of priests and, at least initially, the education of the sons of Scottish noblemen.

This is the new edition of the first ever comprehensive guide to the many ways in which wild plants have been used in Scotland from prehistoric times to the present day.

First published in 1929, The Scots Kitchen gives a delightful account of eating and drinking in Scotland through the ages, with definitive recipes for all the old national dishes.

A Scots Quair, is Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s most renowned work, and has become a landmark in Scottish literature.

Author Rick Wilson profiles an intriguing selection of Scottish innovators who have projected their genius, energy and inspiration across the Atlantic. An inspiring book.

Using his own colourful experiences as a starting point, Joe Pieri looks back at the long history of the Scots-Italians.

Using his own colourful experiences as a starting point, Joe Pieri looks back at the long history of the Scots-Italians.

Scotticisms in Grammar and Vocabulary investigates the historical development of the (mainly sociolinguistic) phenomena which favoured a process of increasing anglicisation in Late Modern Scots.

The first ever guide to over 150 beers and lagers produced in Scotland. Scotland’s long and distinguished brewing tradition is described, and each individual beer assessed, with tasting notes.

This book is intended to give the book trade from c.1500 to c.1720 a detailed examination, looking at booksellers, bookbinders, stationers and printers and their relationship to the forces of authority.

A new edition of the key modern book on Scotland's national cuisine. Now fully-revised, it includes a buying guide to the best producers, suppliers and retailers.

Enid Gauldie's fascinating study discusses in detail the origins of milling, the social context and daily life of the miller, as well as the technical aspects of the industry.

The countryside we see today is largely a man-made creation. Three hundred years ago, the landscape looked very different; it had a confused, fragmented appearance, with clusters of small farms, narrow strips of cultivated ground in a bare landscape wi

Scottish Customs is a highly readable and absorbing anthology of traditional Scottish customs and rites of passage, drawn from a broad range of literary sources dating back to the 16th century.

The Scottish Empire charts the involvement of the Scots in the British Empire from its earliest days to the end of the twentieth century. A fascinating and enlightening read.

Birlinn Limited presents a new series of diaries which embrace the history of Scotland. Includes beautiful facsimile images from Scottish caricaturist John Kay (1742-1826).

This is a reprint in two volumes of the 1876 edition of Logan's famous work, edited with an introduction and memoir of the author by Alexander Stewart.

This is a reprint in two volumes of the 1876 edition of Logan's famous work, edited with an introduction and memoir of the author by Alexander Stewart.

Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks has been written both as a self-tuition course for beginners and also for use within the classroom. Each lesson in the book contains some essential points of grammar explained and illustrated, exercises, a list of new vocabulary (with a guide to pronunciation, in International Phonetics notation), and an item of conversation.

Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks has been written both as a self-tuition course for beginners and also for use within the classroom. Each lesson in the book contains some essential points of grammar explained and illustrated, exercises, a list of new vocabulary (with a guide to pronunciation, in International Phonetics notation), and an item of conversation.

This lavishly illustrated book is a celebration of the diversity of Scottish gardens and gardeners, past and present.

In this first title from Wildcountry Press, photographer David Paterson travels the length and breadth of Scotland, from the Borders to the Shetlands and from Aberdeenshire to the Outer Hebrides, in search for the landscapes which he captures in time for this beautiful book.

The story of ‘home life’ in Scotland is one which is familiar and varied. This wide-ranging volume considers Scotland’s domestic life by examining that variety and considering changes in the structures in which Scots have lived and the ways in which they have lived in those homes.

This bibliographic compilation, primarily of Scottish but with some comparative material, makes a substantial contribution to the resources available as guides to research and teaching.

The 4th volume of the Scottish Life and Society series.

Scottish Life and Society:A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology is a major project of the European Ethnological Research Centre in thirteen volumes. Each volume is a detailed examination of a social topic and can stand alone.

Volume 10 of the Compendium of Scottish Ethnology brings together a series of essays by a diverse range of authors on the themes of oral literature and performance culture. The topics covered in this volume include: narrative collection and performanc

This volume surveys Scotland's complex religious landscape from an ethnological perspective. Bringing together 28 contributors and ranging from the arrival of Christianity to religious diversity in the twenty-first century, it provides an authoritative commentary on the role that religion has played over the centuries in all aspects of Scottish life and society.

This third volume in the Scottish Life and Society series investigates the history of Scotland's buildings and other functional structures, including gardens and canals.

The Individual and Community Life is the fourth volume to appear in the planned fourteen volume series, A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology, the major project of the European Ethnological Research Centre.

Insightful and meticulously researched, Scottish Mammals is an analysis of the impact of humans on the planet, as well as a riveting study of the facts and fictions associated with mammals in Scotland.

Scotland’s leading historians, old colleagues and former students have come together to celebrate the controversial quality of William Ferguson’s achievements. In doing so, they have created a book that is progressive and challenging - something that Ferguson was never afraid to confront.    

This stimulating book looks at the processes of secularization in early modern Europe and provides a useful corrective to an Anglocentric interpretation of 'Britain'.

The lives of the Scottish queens, both those who ruled in their own right, and also the consorts, have largely been obscured and neglected. Rosalind K. Marshall addresses this oversight with a collection of mini-biographies, illuminating the fascinatin

In 1637 Scotland exploded in rebellion against King Charles I: the events that followed have traditionally been interpreted in terms of religious conflict, but while accepting the importance of religious inspiration, The Scottish Revolution prov

Drawing on first-hand accounts and contemporary correspondence, David Torrance paints vivid biographical portraits of the 39 men and one woman who have held the post of Scottish Secretary since the position was resurrected by Salisbury in 1885.

The Scottish Smuggler is the first book to examine the phenomenon of smuggling in Scotland in its entirety.

For everyone wishing to trace their roots, this handy and comprehensive volume is the ideal guide to the rich variety of names found in Scotland.

A.J. Bruford and D.A. MacDonald present an entertaining collection of the oral tales that have been passed down by generations of Scottish storytellers, and have been recorded and collected by researchers from the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University over the past fifty years.

Some of the greatest writers in Scotland’s literary history recount twenty-four intensively evocative tales of war.

Scottish Wild Plants provides a wealth of information about over 40 of the most rare and interesting wild plants in Scotland. Superbly illustrated throughout with Sydney Clarke’s stunning photographs.

These long interviews with very different Scottish writers do not aim at the topical, but to produce a thoughtful window on each writer's mind and work. Recorded at intervals over sixteen years, they go at the writer's chosen pace. Writers relish them.