Book and Article About Scotland

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I just read an interesting article my parents sent me from the Seattle Times: Scot Free. The information in the article mirrors much of what I read in another reference from my parents. They sent me "Modern Scottish Culture" (ISBN 0748620273) by Michael Gardiner as a Christmas present.

I suspect Gardiner wrote this book for use as a text in one of his classes (he teaches at Chiba University in Japan) and it probably fulfilled a professional obligation for publication. When I was in college, I always found these kinds of books to be a little more opinionated than other texts, so I'll want to read a few more texts on the subject before I solidify my own opinions. That reservation aside, I thought Gardiner's book was an interesting description of Scottish culture. It helps me to know a little more about the people from whom I have borrowed the kilt.

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