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Coal Country
The flooding and subsequent closure of Scotland's last deep coal mine in 2002 brought a centuries long saga to an end. Villages and towns across the densely populated Central Belt owe their existence to coal mining's expansion during the nineteenth century and its maturation in the twentieth. Colliery closures and job losses were not just experienced in economic terms: they had profound implications for what it meant to be a worker, a Scot and a resident of an industrial settlement. Coal Country presents the first book-length account of deindustrialization in the Scottish coalfields. It draws on archival research using records from UK government, the nationalized coal industry and trade unio...
Ewan Gibbs
Using tiny hatches and dots derived from gridlike knitting patterns--a self-described "found language"--British artist Ewan Gibbs (born 1973) makes astounding pointillistic drawings whose imagery dissolves into abstraction when viewed at close range. Ewan Gibbs: Americais bound in a gorgeous hardback linen cover with a slipcase.
The Shadow of the Mine
No one personified the age of industry more than the miners. The Shadow of the Mine tells the story of King Coal in its heyday – and what happened to mining communities after the last pits closed. The Shadow of the Mine tells the story of King Coal in its heyday, the heroics and betrayals of the Miners’ Strike, and what happened to mining communities after the last pits closed. No one personified the age of industry more than the miners. Coal was central to the British economy, powering its factories and railways. It carried political weight, too. In the eighties the miners risked everything in a year-long strike against Thatcher’s shutdowns. Their defeat doomed a way of life. The ling...
Story of the Scottish Parliament
Marking the first twenty years of the Scottish Parliament, this collection of essays assesses its impact on Scotland, the UK and Europe, and compares progress against pre-devolution hopes and expectations. Bringing together the voices of ministers and advisers, leading political scientists and historians, commentators, journalists and former civil servants, it builds an authoritative account of what the Scottish Parliament has made of devolution and an essential guide to the powers Holyrood may need for Scotland to flourish in an increasingly uncertain world.
The Case for Scottish Independence
Traces the development of the ideology of modern Scottish nationalism from the 1960s to the independence referendum in 2014.
Pleasure and Piety
"The exhibition is organized by the Centraal Museum Utrecht; the National Gallery of Art, Washington; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation."--Title page verso.
Women, Language and Politics
Investigates the underrepresentation of women in politics, by examining how language use constructs and maintains gender inequalities in political institutions.
The Fight for Scottish Democracy
A brand-new history of Scotland's radical war for democracy in 1820.
Facades
Ewan Gibbs' drawings depict hotel facades. Drawn in pen, the pictures are translations of photographs taken in Austria, England, Germany, Hungary, Icelend, Ireland and Spain between November 2000 and October 2001.
A New Scotland
Looking beyond devolution and independence, how can we construct a brighter future for Scotland?
