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. . . an exhilirating brew, stimulating, provacative and, yes, uncomfortable --TM Devine
a must-read and a real tear-jerker --Cathy McCormack
a thoughtful an important book --Moira Burgess
a must-read and a real tear-jerker --Cathy McCormack
a thoughtful an important book --Moira Burgess
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Subjects Glasgow's post-industrial image as 'Scotland with style' to a long-overdue and honest scrutiny. The city's motto rings out 'Let Glasgow Flourish' yet this book powerfully shows that many citizens languish as a result of mental ill-health, physical illness, deprivation, worklessness, gangs, drink, drugs and family breakdown. The damaging effects of pronounced inequality and the corrosive dynamic which emerged within many families are exposed in powerful prose, backed by assiduous research and clear argument. Essential reading for anyone concerned with Glasgow and Scotland and for those interested in healing a fractured society.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I came across Carol Craig's 'The Tears that made the Clyde' whilst browsing in a local bookshop. The blurb on the back cover stated that Craig set out to examine the history of Glasgow's current social problems, applying theories from sociology, psychology, etc. An overly ambitious undertaking I initially thought, but nevertheless I would give it a go.
On reflection I was not disappointed with the book. Craig sets out the history in a clear and accessible manner, covering a multitude of problems currently faced by Glasgow, including domestic abuse, poverty, alcohol misuse to name but a few. Furthermore regarding my initial reservations, her use of social scientific theories to interpret Glasgow's history and explain how it accounts for modern day Glasgow's problems is well thought out, well executed and impressively original. For example her arguments on the history of domestic abuse in Glasgow, make a sound contribution to an area which has (to my knowledge) been seldom explored by historians.
A challenge thrown at the book was that it did not analyse in great depth. In depth analysis is not Carol Craig's intention, which she makes clear at the start. Her goal is to provide a broad yet theoretically informed summary. In my view the book is a fantastic starting point for those wishing to explore Glasgow's history and present in greater depth. I would recommend it to all.
On reflection I was not disappointed with the book. Craig sets out the history in a clear and accessible manner, covering a multitude of problems currently faced by Glasgow, including domestic abuse, poverty, alcohol misuse to name but a few. Furthermore regarding my initial reservations, her use of social scientific theories to interpret Glasgow's history and explain how it accounts for modern day Glasgow's problems is well thought out, well executed and impressively original. For example her arguments on the history of domestic abuse in Glasgow, make a sound contribution to an area which has (to my knowledge) been seldom explored by historians.
A challenge thrown at the book was that it did not analyse in great depth. In depth analysis is not Carol Craig's intention, which she makes clear at the start. Her goal is to provide a broad yet theoretically informed summary. In my view the book is a fantastic starting point for those wishing to explore Glasgow's history and present in greater depth. I would recommend it to all.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a first class account of the historical causes of deprivation which still afflicts Glasgow despite its recent rejuvenation. The author was inspired by Wilkinson's correlations of all the indices of deprivation with income inequality. Yet Glasgow suffers more than equivalent cities with similar levels of inequality. The author speculates that this was due to the sheer speed of expansion of the city during the Industrial Revolution and the development of a male macho culture that came with it leaving a society that is particularly poor at developing family values.
Readable and convincing but no solutions offered.
Readable and convincing but no solutions offered.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I arrived in glasgow just a couple of years ago to begin working with young people in the city. I was looking for something that would help me get beneath the surface of everyday life in the city and understand more of the issues and characteristics that go to make up what Glasgow is. This book has been invaluable in my journey of getting to know the city and also developing my love for its people and the challenges they face. Having read most of Craig's previous book, 'Scot's Crisis of Confidence' this one does, like its predecessor, take some working through. Craig is an academic and so has a lot of material to present in building her picture of Glasgow's condition. Yet she has a very accessible style of writing, and she has inspired me to read many of the materials she drew on in her book. My only criticism is that sometimes she repeats herself, and you can sometimes clearly see who her preferred sources are as she dwells on them considerably longer than she might have needed. This is a small criticism though. Overall I thought this was a humane, eloquent and thought provoking attempt to encourage others not just to think about the issues facing the people of Glasgow, but get off their back-sides and become part of the solution. I have been recommending this book strongly to others. Thanks to reading this, I have was also introduced to Archie Green's excellent Glasgow novel, 'The Dear Green Place.' Thanks partly to reading that, my son is called Archie. So thanks for that Carol.
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pernicious mince
The response of Carol Craig to Sean Damer's critic of her work in the journal Scottish Affairs confirmed what I felt about both Craig's work and her research centre. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Catlady
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Carol Craig's first book, 'A Scots Crisis of Confidence' was a book that pressed so many buttons for me in terms of identifying, as a Scottish native with the whole low self esteem... Read more
Published 23 months ago by John Crosbie
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