- Hardcover: 1120 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; Revised edition edition (16 Oct 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007103530
- ISBN-13: 978-0007103539
- Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 17.2 x 6.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 405,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Extraordinary… serious research and a grand historical sweep that leaves one slightly stunned’
Magnus Linklater, The Times
‘Excellent… it will quickly establish itself as one of the few reference books which can truly be described as essential’
Herald, Glasgow
‘An awesome achievement… Ask for Keays next time you need to know anything about Scotland’
Alan Taylor, Scotland on Sunday
‘A landmark literary achievement’
Edinburgh Evening News
‘For millions of Scots worldwide, this is a treasure trove’
Peter McKay, Mail on Sunday
‘The scholarship is immaculate’
Ludovic Kennedy, Daily Telegraph
‘A welcome, valuable and fascinating book’
Times Higher Education Supplement
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Completely revised and updated, a new edition of the definitive reference book on all things Scottish.
Since its first publication in 1994, The Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland has established itself as the unrivalled reference book on the subject. Containing over a million words and five thousand entries, it covers every aspect of Scotland’s past, her people, arts, industries, environment and continuing traditions.
For this new, completely updated and revised edition, the editors have included over a thousand additions to existing entries and over a hundred completely new entries, from Billy Bremner to Dolly the Sheep, from John Smith to the new Scottish Parliament.
Matching accessibility with scholarship, The Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland has become the standard source for Scottish nationals, for Scots worldwide, and for anyone with an interest in Scotland.
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I have used this reference bookever since it was published in 1994. It is The Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotlandexcellent for tracking data on most aspects of Scotland's past but if you wish to search place names in greater detail, then it still does not beat Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland despite the latter's age. But the book never set out to rival the latter. It is excellent for potted biographies and data on larger towns. Definitely a 'must' for anyone working on historical data and gynealogy. Buy it, new or used!
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