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“Well, if there is a spectrum between ethnic and civic forms of nationalism, which is a rather schematic way of looking at it, all nationalism contains elements of both, but Scotland is very far on the civic end of the spectrum. That is partly because nobody has ever been stupid enough to say that Scotland is an ethnicity in a genetic sense. A kingdom of Scotland existed long before anybody talked of a Scottish people. So that is one thing we have been spared.”

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Neal Ascherson
Neal Ascherson

Neal Ascherson is a renowned British journalist known for his in-depth reporting on the history of Eastern and Central Europe. His writing style is characterized by its nuanced observations and profound insights, covering political and social changes in countries from Poland to Russia. more

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