Impressive sophistication and scholarship. Lindsay Paterson offers an intelligent, stimulating perspective on a highly topical issue ... This scholarly exposition roams widely and effectively across politics, history, culture and religion ... this is a timelyand welcome intervention. -- Robert Pyper Despite its absolute reasonableness of tone this book is a profoundly subversive document. -- David Stenhouse Every so often a book comes along which changes the way we look at things. Such a book is Lindsay Paterson's. Ought to be on the reading list of all students of Scottish politics, history and sociology as well as politicians, administrators, lawyers ! Impressive sophistication and scholarship. Lindsay Paterson offers an intelligent, stimulating perspective on a highly topical issue ... This scholarly exposition roams widely and effectively across politics, history, culture and religion ... this is a timelyand welcome intervention. Despite its absolute reasonableness of tone this book is a profoundly subversive document. Every so often a book comes along which changes the way we look at things. Such a book is Lindsay Paterson's. Ought to be on the reading list of all students of Scottish politics, history and sociology as well as politicians, administrators, lawyers !
