2. Machine Politics of British Devolution 1967–79

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vi
4. Acknowledgements xiv
5. Introduction: The Dream and the Grind 1
6. 1. Chaps with Claymores to Grind: Literary and Political Nationalism 1967–79 47
7. 2. Machine Politics of British Devolution 1967–79 78
8. 3. The Scottish Dimension: Cultural and Constitutional Politics 1979–87 117
9. 4. Claims of Right: Self-Determination and Consensus 1987–92 159
10. 5. And the Land Lay Still: Curating Devolution with James Robertson 201
11. 6. Language Nationalism and Vernacular Literary Space 233
12. 7. Devolution and the Spectacle of Voice: Irvine Welsh, A. L. Kennedy, James Kelman 265
13. Conclusion 302
14. Bibliography 307
15. Index 329