Christopher Harvie Books
Christopher Harvie is a Scottish historian whose work delves into the history and nationalism of Scotland. His writing explores the political and cultural forces that have shaped Scottish identity, with a focus on its intellectual traditions and societal shifts. Through meticulous analysis and engaging prose, he offers readers a profound understanding of the complexities of the Scottish nation. His scholarship is valued for its depth and its ability to connect historical events to their broader societal implications.
Set at the beginning of WW1 it weaves together the literary, scientific, military and political worlds of this turbulent era providing fresh insights into the lives of well known and lesser figures as they grapple with the new ideas that will help end the war and shape the twentieth century. 1914 loosed the Clyde on the Kaiser - bang on the climax of the steam age and the movie craze. Dalriada's magnates, engineers, socialists, spies and 'new women' shake up places from Whitehall to Connecticut and the Caucasus, live dangerously - and get on the silver screen.