Alba: Celtic Scotland in the Medieval Era

by E.J. Cowan (Editor), R. Andrew McDonald (Editor), Edward J. Cowan (Editor)

Overview

This book is the first volume to scrutinise in detail the history of the Highlands and Islands incorporating the most up-to-date research. It examines the evolution of the idea of 'Celtic Scotland', tracing the historiography of the Gaidhealtachd through the Caledonians, the Picts and the first medieval writings in the area.

It investigates such areas as Galloway as well as surveying politics, culture and the church in the context of the great medieval lordships such as those of the Isles, Argyll, Moray and Ross and demonstrates how the histories of such provinces were integrated into that of Scotland at large.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781906566579
Publisher:	Birlinn, Limited
Publication date:	06/16/2012
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edward J. Cowan Edward J. Cowan is Emeritus Professor of Scottish History at Glasgow University.

R. Andrew Mc Donald is Professor of History at Brock University, Canada, where he was the founding director of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. He is the author of many books, book chapters and articles on medieval Scottish, Hebridean and Manx history, including The Kingdom of the Isles: Scotland’s Western Seaboard, c.1100–c.1336, and is co-editor of The Viking Age: A Reader and Alba: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages.

Edward J. Cowan is Professor of Scottish History at Glasgow University and Director of Glasgow University's Crichton Campus in Dumfries. Is has also worked at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Guelph, Ontario, where he was Professor of History and Chair of Scottish Studies. His books include For Freedom Alone: The Declaration of Arborath 1320 (Tuckwell, 2003), and Scottish Fairy Belief: A History (Tuckwell, 2001).