Global Migrations
The Scottish Diaspora since 1600
1st Edition
Published on 31. May 2016
304 pages
978-1-4744-1005-2 (ISBN)
Description
From the seventeenth century to the current day, more than 2.5 million Scots have sought new lives elsewhere. This book of essays from established and emerging scholars examines the impact since 1600 of out migration from Scotland on the homeland, the migrants and the destinations in which they settled, and their descendants and 'affinity' Scots. It does so through a focus on the under-researched themes of slavery, cross-cultural encounters, economics, war, tourism, and the modern diaspora since 1945. It spans diverse destinations including Europe, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Hong Kong, Guyana and the British World more broadly. A key objective is to consider whether the Scottish factor mattered.
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Content
- Intro
- Global Migrations
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Notes on the Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- A Tribute to Sir Tom Devine
- 1 Introduction: Global Migrations: The Scottish Diaspora since 1600
- 2 'As Hewers of Wood, and Drawers of Water'? Scotland as an Emigrant Nation, c. 1600 to c. 1800
- 3 'You Have Only Seen the Fortunate Few and Draw Your Conclusion Accordingly': Behavioural Economics
- 4 Scottish Diasporas and Africa
- 5 'Have the Scotch no claim upon the Cherokees?': Scots, Indians and Scots Indians in the American South
- 6 Conflicts of Interest, Crises of Conscience: Scots and Aboriginal People in Eastern Australia, 1830s-1861
- 7 The Importance of Ethnicity? James Taylor and Ceylon Tea
- 8 'Our Old World Diff'rences are Dead': The Scottish Migrant Military Tradition in the British Dominions during the First World War
- 9 'Part of my Heritage': Ladies' Pipe Bands, Associational Culture and 'Homeland' Identities in the Scottish Diaspora
- 10 Understanding Scottishness among Sojourners, Settlers and Descendents in Hong Kong and New Zealand
- 11 Encountering an Imaginary Heritage: Roots Tourism and the Scottish Diaspora
- 12 Home is where the Heart is: Affinity Scots in the Scottish Diaspora
- 13 What Scottish Diaspora?
- Afterword
- Index
