David Hesse

Warrior Dreams

Playing Scotsmen in Mainland Europe

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presents new insights on Scotlandâ s international image at the beginning of the twenty-first century -- .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 618g
• ISBN-13: 9780719091902
• ISBN-10: 071909190X
• Artikelnr.: 41123187

Autorenporträt

David Hesse holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh and now works as a political correspondent for a Swiss daily newspaper in Washington D.C.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Scots of Europe 1. Context: playing the past 2. The
Scottish dreamscape: formation 3. The Scottish dreamscape: spread 4.
Marching Scots: pipe bands 5. Only the strong: Highland Games 6. Our
Scottish past: commemorations 7. Régiments du passé: re- enactment 8.
Homecomings: finding neverland 9. Who's like us? Scotland as a site of
memory Conclusion: Warrior dreams Appendix A: Tables Appendix B: Sample
questionnaire Bibliography Index