This examination of the encounter between Gaels and Europeans in Scotland in the central Middle Ages offers new insights into an important period in the formation of the Scots’ national identity. Based on the close reading of many contemporary texts it uses the broad themes of land, law and people, to explore how the customs, laws and traditions of the native inhabitants and those of incoming settlers interacted and influenced each other. Under the broad themes of land, law and people, this book explores how the customs, laws and traditions of the native inhabitants and those of incoming settlers interacted and influenced each other. Drawing on a range of theoretical and methodological approaches, the author places her subject matter firmly within the recent historiography of the British Isles and demonstrates how the experience of Scotland was both similar to, and a distinct manifestation of, a wider process of Europeanisation.
- ISBN: 978-0-7486-3958-8
- Editorial: Edinburgh University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés