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Val McDermid & Jo Sharp (Ed.) - Imagine A Country (2nd Hand Hardback)
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Synopsis
Subtitled : Ideas For A Better Future.
Visions of a new future from an astonishing array of Scottish voices - edited by the bestselling author Val McDermid and her partner, geographer Jo Sharp.
The first step on the road to change is to imagine possibility. Imagine A Country offers visions of a new future from an astonishing array of Scottish voices, from comedians to economists, writers to musicians.
Edited, curated and introduced by bestselling author Val McDermid and geographer Jo Sharp, this is a collection of ideas, dreams and ambitions, aiming to inspire change, hope and imagination.
Featuring: Ali Smith, Phill Jupitus, A.L. Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Kerry Hudson, Greg Hemphill, Carol Ann Duffy, Chris Brookmyre, Alison Watt, Alasdair Gray, Leila Aboulela, Ian Rankin, Selina Hales, Sanjeev Kohli, Jackie Kay, Damian Barr, Elaine C. Smith, Abir Mukherjee, Anne Glover, Alan Bissett, Louise Welsh, Jo Clifford, Ricky Ross, Trishna Singh, Cameron McNeish, Alexander McCall Smith, Carla Jenkins, Don Paterson, and many more . . .
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Hardback (No Dust Jacket Issued)
- Condition : As New
- Category : Non-Fiction - Scotland
- Published : 2020 (Canongate - 1st Edition, 1st Printing)
- ISBN : 9781838851699
- SKU : B002978
- PPC : SP500gm
- RRP : £12
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"An ambitious, thought-provoking, diverse collection of imaginings. I laughed, I cried" - Will Dean.
"A fascinating and rich collection" - The National.
"Thoughtful . . . idealistic and interesting" - Scotsman.
"An inspirational and uplifting book - it should be made part of the Scottish Schools curriculum, and certainly land in the inboxes of all politicians!"
"I hope that every nation has their version of Imagine A Country . . . and most of all I hope this book will cause conversation and change."
"Excellent book. Makes you positive about Scotland’s future. Fantastic collection of contributions collated and edited by the marvellous Jo Sharp and the ever wonderful Val McDermid." - Google Reviews.
The Editors
Val McDermid is one of the biggest names in crime writing. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages, sold over 16 million copies worldwide. Val has created many notable characters such as journalist, Lindsay Gordon; the private investigator, DCI Karen Pirie, Kate Brannigan, and psychologist, Tony Hill.
Jo Sharp is a feminist political geographer with varied research interests including postcolonialism, health, and critical geopolitics. Much of her early work sought to extend what is considered to be the geopolitical beyond the formal spheres of statecraft to include popular culture and the everyday, and this has continued through my more recent postcolonial work on subaltern geopolitics.