Professor Alvin Jackson's comparative study, The Two Unions: Ireland, Scotland and the Survival of the United Kingdom 1707-2007 (Oxford University Press: 2012) has been shortlisted for the 2013 Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize for a work on Irish history or literature. This is the second shortlisting for a national historical and literary prize that the book has received: in November Jackson's book was shortlisted for the 2012 Saltire Society's Best Scottish History Book. Professor Alvin Jackson Richard Lodge Professor of History Contact details Email: alvin.jackson@ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2024-08-01