Independence from the UK
Scotland is seeking independence from the UK. The Scottish Parliament does not have the power to conduct a legally recognised referendum.
Many people want to know what is stopping Scotland from being independent.
This book is the first serious study of the likely road to independence, and the consequences for the Scottish people and the Scottish economy.
At a time when the country's future has topped the agenda in Britain and abroad, this book unpicks the complex weave of Scottish politics, society and culture, providing an essential insight into Scotland's present - and its future.
An influential separatist Scottish nationalism began to take shape only in the 1970s and achieved its present ideological maturity in the course of the 1980s and 1990s.