‘Landmarks: Hugh MacDiarmid: The Brownsbank Years’, by Alexander Moffat, Ruth Nicol and Alan Riach Some readers may recall that not so long ago I reviewed a book almost identical to…
‘A Friendship in Letters, Robert Louis Stevenson & J M Barrie’, edited by Michael Shaw (published by Sandstone Press, Inverness) Researching in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library in…
‘Nation, Community, Self, Female Voices in Scottish Theatre From The Late Sixties To The Present’, by Gioia Angeletti (published by Mimesis International) Dr Gioia Angeletti, who teaches at the University…
‘Francis Hutcheson, Philosophical Writings’ (edited by Robin Downie and published by John Donald) First published in 1994, this selection from the works of the major Scottish philosopher Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746)…
‘Without Quarter, A Biography of Tom Johnston’ by Russell Galbraith (Birlinn) Originally published in 1995 by Mainstream Publishing, this new edition contains prefaces by Gordon Brown and Nicola Sturgeon, both…
‘Scotland’s Populations from the 1850s to Today,’ by Michael Anderson (Oxford University Press) This is an important book, by a professor of economic history at the University of Edinburgh. But…
Glasgow-born Tom Gallagher is a retired professor of politics who taught at the University of Bradford. He is the author of 12 scholarly books, the majority published by such…
We have become obsessed with league tables. Claudio Raniero’s dismissal after Leicester City’s plunge down the premier league was front-page news for several days. I’ve just been reading about a…
‘Thomas Muir of Huntershill, Essays for the Twenty First Century’, edited by Gerard Carruthers and Don Martin (humming earth) The degree to which Thomas Muir was or is a forgotten…
Between 1987 and 1992 I had a role in CNNA (Council for National Academic Awards) chairing that organisationâs committee for the humanities. CNAA had been set up in1965 to supervise…