The Modern SNP From Protest to Power Edited by Gerry Hassan October 2009 Pb 978 0 7486 3991 5 £19.99 224pp 234 x 156 mm Hb 978 0 7486 3990 8 £60.00 A complete history of the modern Scottish National Party Description The Editor The Scottish National Party has played a significant role in the politics of Scotland Gerry Hassan is a writer, researcher in the last forty years. In particular it has contributed to and shaped the impact and broadcaster on Scottish and UK and dynamics of devolution. This collection brings together academics, writers, politics and policy, and co-author of commentators and analysts of Scottish politics to address the nature of the SNP: its The Political Guide to Modern Scotland: position in Scotland, its influence on devolution, its role as a minority administration People, Places and Power (Politico's and its relationship with other institutions in Scotland, the UK and Europe. 2004). Selling Points Readership • Includes contributions from John Curtice, Philip Schlesinger, Michael Keating and David Torrance (STV) Undergraduates in Politics; a general • High profile launch planned at SNP conference in October 2009 readership amongst SNP members • The first book to examine the SNP as the governing party in Scotland and readers with an interest in Scottish Politics. Table of Contents 1. The Coming of the Modern SNP: From Protest to Power, Gerry Hassan 2. The Early Years: From the Inter-War Period to the Mid-1960s, Richard Finlay (University of Strathclyde) 3. The Westminster Years, James Mitchell (University of Strathclyde) 4. Gender Politics and the SNP, Fiona MacKay (University of Edinburgh) 5. The Scottish Electorate, John Curtice (University of Strathclyde) 6. The State of the Party, James Mitchell, Robert Johns (both University of Strathclyde) and Lynn Bennie (University of Aberdeen) 7. The SNP and the Scottish Parliament, Colin MacKay (Radio Forth) 8. The SNP and Westminster, Isobel Lindsay (retired academic and writer) 9. Economic Agendas and Policies of the SNP, Jim and Margaret Cuthbert (independent economic analysts) 10. A Fairer, More Just Scotland?, Stephen Maxwell (Assistant Director, SCVO) 11. The Nationalists, Scottish Culture and 'the Creativity Industry', Philip Schlesinger (University of Glasgow) 12. The Auld Enemies: Labour and the Nationalists, Gerry Hassan; 13. The Journey from the '79 Group to the Modern SNP, David Torrance (STV Political Reporter) Politics 14. The SNP's Relations with the UK, Alex Wright (University of Dundee) 15. Degrees of independence: SNP demands in an international context, 22 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LF Eve Hepburn (University of Edinburgh) tel: +44 (0)131 650 4218 16. Nationalist Movements in Comparative Perspective, Michael Keating fax: +44 (0)131 662 0053 (Universities of Aberdeen and Florence). [email protected] updated 01/07/2009 www.euppublishing.com.