{"product_id":"9781760645359","title":"The Shortest History of Scotland","description":"Author: Pittock, Murray\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781760645359\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Black Inc\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 May 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom clan castles and conflict to Hadrian's Wall and Brexit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScotland is one of the oldest nations in Europe. Its territory has remained fundamentally unchanged since the fifteenth century, and its southern border with England has barely altered- with the exception of Berwick and a few square kilometres of 'debatable' land - since 1237. And yet Scotland - a country with a global brand - is not a state at all. \u003ci\u003eThe Shortest History of Scotland \u003c\/i\u003eargues that its very ambiguity is what has made the nation a central part of the global story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarting at the very beginning with a Scotland before Scotland - a tribal society connected closely by sea to Ireland, before becoming a place defined by being the part of an island beyond the Roman wall - Pittock ranges with dazzling expertise through the defining episodes of Scottish history up to the present.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46886525894814,"sku":"UBD-9781760645359","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781760645359.jpg?v=1779947864","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781760645359","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}