The New Penguin History of Scotland edited by R. A. Houston and W. W. J. Knox (Penguin Books, 2001 ISBN 0-14-026367-5) is a collective work covering the whole of Scottish history dating back to the earliest human occupation of the land and continuing up to the turn of the millenium. The work is divided iinto a number of separate chapters, each covering a period of Scottish history and written by recognized academic specialists.