{"product_id":"9780300260168","title":"A Spy Amongst Us : Daniel Defoe's Secret Service and the Plot to End Scottish Independence","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Marc Mierowsky\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 February 2026 by YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 448 pages, 9 b-w illus + 3 maps\u003cbr\u003e241 x 164 x 40 | 654g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe true story of Daniel Defoe and the dirty tricks which helped bring Scotland into union with England   In 1706, Edinburgh was on the brink of a popular uprising. Men and women took to the streets to protest the planned union with England, fearing the end of Scottish sovereignty. But unbeknownst to the mob, a spy was in their midst—the English writer Daniel Defoe, now bankrupt and thrice pilloried, had turned a government agent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Marc Mierowsky tells the dramatic story of Defoe and his fellow spies as they sabotaged the Scottish independence movement from the inside. Together they disseminated propaganda and built a network of operatives from London to the upper Highlands, providing the English government with up-to-the-minute intelligence and monitoring its adversaries’ every move.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Through the lives of Defoe and his ring, their handlers, and opponents, Mierowsky guides us through this shadowy underworld of espionage and propaganda—revealing a disturbing and distinctly modern political campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56792101552503,"sku":"9780300260168","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780300260168.avif?v=1772030591","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780300260168","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}