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Ben Jackson, The case for Scottish independence: a history of nationalist political thought in modern Scotland

Ben Jackson, The case for Scottish independence: a history of nationalist political thought in... Book Reviews emphasis on heroic individuals, who were often presented as single-handed creators of great works. In the reviewer’s eighteenth-century studies of Gaelic Bible texts and the poetry of Dugald Buchanan (1716–68), it was more than apparent that the exaltation of the singularly ‘worthy translator’ of the New Testament, the Rev. James Stewart (1700–89), could not stand the wider evidential test. Nor could the popular view of Buchanan as an original and self-sustaining genius. They both belonged to ‘circles’ or ‘networks’ of various kinds, some of them originating far beyond the Highlands, which inspired, facilitated and reinforced their seemingly ‘individual’achievements. Although the work of the song-collectors is not studied here, the labours of collectors like Rev. James McLagan (1728–1805) point in the same direction. It is singularly appropriate that this highly illuminating and satisfying book – in itself a model of very productive networking – should be dedicated to my former Edinburgh colleague, Ronald Black, whose ground-breaking prosopographical studies in various fields of Gaelic scholarship have provided the methodology for the Gaelic papers. Their meticulous writers are certainly standing on strong shoulders. Donald E. Meek Ben Jackson, The case for Scottish independence: a history of nationalist political thought in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Scottish Historical Studies Edinburgh University Press

Ben Jackson, The case for Scottish independence: a history of nationalist political thought in modern Scotland

Jackson, Alvin
Journal of Scottish Historical Studies , Volume 41 (2): 3 – Nov 1, 2021
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10.3366/jshs.2021.0331
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Book Reviews emphasis on heroic individuals, who were often presented as single-handed creators of great works. In the reviewer’s eighteenth-century studies of Gaelic Bible texts and the poetry of Dugald Buchanan (1716–68), it was more than apparent that the exaltation of the singularly ‘worthy translator’ of the New Testament, the Rev. James Stewart (1700–89), could not stand the wider evidential test. Nor could the popular view of Buchanan as an original and self-sustaining genius. They both belonged to ‘circles’ or ‘networks’ of various kinds, some of them originating far beyond the Highlands, which inspired, facilitated and reinforced their seemingly ‘individual’achievements. Although the work of the song-collectors is not studied here, the labours of collectors like Rev. James McLagan (1728–1805) point in the same direction. It is singularly appropriate that this highly illuminating and satisfying book – in itself a model of very productive networking – should be dedicated to my former Edinburgh colleague, Ronald Black, whose ground-breaking prosopographical studies in various fields of Gaelic scholarship have provided the methodology for the Gaelic papers. Their meticulous writers are certainly standing on strong shoulders. Donald E. Meek Ben Jackson, The case for Scottish independence: a history of nationalist political thought in

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Published: Nov 1, 2021

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