David McCrone 
Understanding Scotland [PDF ebook] 
The Sociology of a Nation

Understanding Scotland has been recognised since publication as the key text on the sociology of Scotland. This wholly revised edition provides the first sustained study of post-devolution Scottish society. It contains new material on:* the establishment of the Scottish parliament in 1999* social and political data from the 1997 general elections* the new cultural iconography of Scotland* Scotland as a European society.For anyone wishing to understand Scottish society in particular or the general issues involved in nation building, Mc Crone’s clear-headed coherently argued account of the main issues will be essential reading.