LOVE OF COUNTRY: A HEBRIDEAN JOURNEY (PB)

The Hebrides form part of Europe's boundary, yet for centuries they were at the centre of a network of shipping routes which led to a remarkable history of cultures colliding and merging. After six years’ visiting, Guardian writer Madeleine Bunting finds the Hebrides’ history of dispossession and migration has been central to the British imperial past, and their landscapes have been repeatedly used to influence ideas of Britishness. She considers they are a backdrop for contemporary debates about how Britain was created and what it has meant.