SNP

The History of the Scottish National Party

Peter Lynch author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Welsh Academic Press

Published:1st Sep '13

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The first published history of the Scottish National Party, this highly acclaimed study reveals the inside story of the SNP's political, philosophical and electoral development from its foundation in 1934, to governing Scotland from 2007 and leading the country into the 2014 independence referendum.

Comprehensively researched using internal party documents, newspaper archives, the private papers of key figures and extensive interviews with party insiders, SNP - The History of the Scottish National Party is essential reading for all with an interest in the political history of Scotland.

"There is scholarship on every page ... the definitive reference work on the nationalist strand of Scottish politics and Scottish history ... the early days in particular are extremely well done, with close attention to original sources ... impressive and has never been so well set out before."

Kenny Farquharson, Scottish Affairs

"Highly recommended ... an exhaustive account of the twists and turns of the party's history since its foundation in 1934"

Paul Warwick, Simon Fraser University

"lucid, comprehensive and balanced - an invaluable guide to the SNP"

David Torrance

"essential reading"
James Halliday, Scots Independent

"highly recommended ... Peter Lynch is to be congratulated on providing a fair telling of the story of the National Party, through good times and bad ... a readable, fair, factual account of a story that needs to be told "

A Flag in the Wind

ISBN: 9781860570575

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320 pages

2nd Revised edition