Scottish Diaspora

Scottish Diaspora
ISBN-10
0748648941
ISBN-13
9780748648948
Category
History
Pages
298
Language
English
Published
2013-11-20
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Author
Tanja Bueltmann

Description

A history of the Scottish diaspora from c.1700 to 1945 Did you know that Scotland was one of Europe's main population exporters in the age of mass migration? Or that the Scottish Honours System was introduced as far afield as New Zealand? This comprehensive introductory history of the Scottish diaspora examines these and related issues, exploring the migration of Scots overseas, their experiences in the new worlds in which they settled and the impact of the diaspora on Scotland. Global in scope, the book's distinctive feature is its focus on both the geographies of the Scottish diaspora an.

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