This Guide examines the critical construction of the genre of 'contemporary Scottish literature' and assesses the critical responses to a wide range of contemporary Scottish fiction, poetry and drama. The Guide is structured thematically with each chapter addressing a specific area of debate within the field of contemporary Scottish Studies.

MATT McGUIRE is a Lecturer in the Department of Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Nation and Nationalism
Language
Gender
Class
Postcolonialism
Postmodernism
Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index.