Long Interview: Professor Cairns Craig

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In his new book, In The Wealth of the Nation, Professor Cairns Craig of Aberdeen University examines the history of Scotland’s culture and the nation's politics. In this week’s Long Interview, the Glucksman Professor of Irish and Scottish Studies discusses the importance of culture in the nation’s confidence and consciousness. Image shows Sir Walter Scott considered to be the first historical novelist, © Hulton Archive/Getty Images