The Scottish Office


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Originally published in 1957, this book gives a comprehensive account of the scope and variety of the work previously performed by Scottish Government departments in Whitehall during the second half of the 20th Century. The then Secretary of State for Scotland’s role was unusually diverse – he or she was the equivalent to a number of English ministers. The book examines this complex role and then analyses the work and organisation of 4 main departments: Agriculture, Education, Health and Home. The approach is a broad one, with an explanation given of how and why Scottish arrangements and practices differ from those south of the border.




The Scottish Jurist


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The Library Assistant


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Vols. 1-18, 34-40 include 4th-30th, 45th-51st (1898/99-1924/25, 1940-46) reports of the Association of Assistant Librarians. Vols. 19-33 have 31st -44th (1925/26-1939) reports as separately paged appendices or supplements.




Scottish Presbyterian Worship


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This seminal work by one of the world’s most distinguished liturgical scholars fills an important gap in the history of the Church of Scotland and of Scottish worship. It offers an in-depth narrative of a neglected liturgical legacy and a perceptive analysis of the Church’s evolving patterns of worship from the middle of the 19th century to the present day. A magisterial study, it includes: • Inherited Patterns of Public Prayer • Liturgical Disruption: Dr Robert Lee Of Greyfriars, Edinburgh • The Church Service Society and The Euchologion • Nineteenth Century Public Worship Provisions, including open-air communions • Worship’s Companions: Hymns and Choirs • Worship and the High Church Parties • Culture, Ecclesiology and Architecture • Worship Between the Two World Wars • The Ecumenical and Liturgical Movements • Into Postmodernity and the Present