New Book on Scotland from Library

[Jimmy]

My library got in a new book on Scotland, To the Ends of the Earth: Scotland's Global Diaspora, 1750-2010, by T. M. Devine (Smithsonian/Penguin, 2011).

I was going to check out a book on grouse, but... This book seemed much more interesting because the book is supposed to provide a balance discussion of the effect the settlements abroad had on Scotland, as well as, the effect Scots had on the new settlements all in a "dynamic" way. Devine does say this is his approach in the preface.

I have put aside all other reading for now, so we'll see how it goes; looks good so far.

Professsor Tom Devine is always worth a read and is an authority on both the Irish and Scottish Diaspora, He talks on a regular basis in Glasgow and is often on TV giving his expert opinions on these matters. He recently took part in a television debate into sectaranism in Scotland which recently came to the fore with the death threats on Glasgow Celtic's Northern Irish manager, Neil Lennon