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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鈥檚 culture and the nation's politics. In this week鈥檚 Long Interview, the Glucksman Professor of Irish and Scottish Studies discusses the importance of culture in the nation鈥檚 confidence and consciousness.

Image shows Sir Walter Scott considered to be the first historical novelist, 漏 Hulton Archive/Getty Images