In The Road to Independence?, now available in a revised and expanded Second Edition, Murray Pittock not only gives an account of modern Scottish nationalism, but also explains what Scotland's role in Britain has been historically, and why it has changed radically in the last fifty years, with the debate about independence coming to the fore. The book now features a new Foreword by Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, which describes the debate surrounding the forthcoming Scottish referendum on independence from the United Kingdom.