
Scotland and Poland
Historical Encounters 1500-2010
John Donald Short Run Press
Published on 22. February 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-906566-27-2 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of essays explores more than five centuries of Scottish-Polish interactions. It focuses on the two main moments of contact: the early modern experiences of Scottish pedlars, merchants, mercenaries and diplomats in the Polish-Lithuanian commonA--wealth and the Polish presence in Scotland during the twentieth and early twenty-first century. The latter period includes the Polish military presence in Scotland during World War II and the new Polish migration to Scotland after Poland's accession to the European Union in 2004. The book will be of interest to students and researchers who focus on the boom subject of early modern Scottish emigration to the European continent, and also to more general readers outside the scholarly community. It will be of value to the Polish community in Scotland and to anyone interested in the joint history of these two countries.
Reviews / Votes
'In brief, this is a minor tour de force' * Slavonic & East European Review * 'Solid scholarship' * Institute of World Politics Journal * 'an important volume that begins to fill a remaining gap in our understanding of Scottish interaction with Europe' * European Review of History *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Donald Publishers Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
b/w throughout
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
283 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-906566-27-2 (9781906566272)
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Persons
Sir Tom Devine is the Sir William Fraser Professor Emeritus of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author or editor of more that forty books on Scottish historical studies and related fields. The only historian to be knighted by HM The Queen 'for services to the study of Scottish history', he has been described by The Times newspaper as 'as close to a national bard as the nation has'.
David Hesse holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh and currently works as a journalist for a leading Swiss newspaper.
David Hesse holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh and currently works as a journalist for a leading Swiss newspaper.