{"product_id":"the-shortest-history-of-scotland-by-murray-pittock-9781760645359","title":"The Shortest History of Scotland","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom clan castles and conflict to Hadrian's Wall and Brexit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScotland is one of the oldest nations in Europe. Its territory has remained fundamentally unchanged since the fifteenth century, and its southern border with England has barely altered — with the exception of Berwick and a few square kilometres of 'debatable' land — since 1237. And yet Scotland — a country with a global brand — is not a state at all. \u003cem\u003eThe Shortest History of Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e argues that its very ambiguity is what has made the nation a central part of the global story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStarting at the very beginning with a Scotland before Scotland — a tribal society connected closely by sea to Ireland, before becoming a place defined by being the part of an island beyond the Roman wall — Pittock ranges with dazzling expertise through the defining episodes of Scottish history up to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537196728556,"sku":"9781760645359","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760645359-the-shortest-history-of-scotland.jpg?v=1776395060","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-shortest-history-of-scotland-by-murray-pittock-9781760645359","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}