Scotch Baronial av Miles (Edinburgh College of Art UK) Glendinning, Aonghus (University of Strathclyde UK) MacKechnie

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This book takes a timely look at how Scotland¿s national politics have been expressed in its buildings, exploring the role the architecture of Scotland ¿ in particular its world-famous ¿castle architecture¿ ¿ has played the ongoing narrative of Scots national identity.<i>Scotch Baronial </i>examines many of the country¿s most important historic buildings ¿ from the palaces left behind by the ¿lost¿ monarchy, to revivalist castles and proud town halls ¿ examining their architectural styles and tracing their wildly fluctuating political and national connotations. An introduction to a key episode in British architectural history, and a valuable resource for anyone studying the role of architecture in narratives of nationalism and empire globally, <i>Scotch Baronial</i> ends by bringing the story into the 21st century, exploring how contemporary ¿neo-modernist¿ architecture in today¿s Scotland, as exemplified in the Holyrood parliament, relates to concepts of national identity in architect