Global Migrations : : The Scottish Diaspora since 1600 / / John MacKenzie, Angela McCarthy.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: McCarthy, Angela,; MacKenzie, John ,
• MitwirkendeR: Allan, Stuart,; Alston, David,; Calloway, Colin G.,; Curthoys, Ann,; Fitzpatrick, David,; Forsyth, David,; Grant, Erin C. M.,; Hesse, David,; MacKenzie, John M.,; Mackillop, Andrew,; McCarthy, Angela,; Paul, Tawny,; Richards, Eric,; Watson, Iain,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.) :; 20 B/W illustrations

A tribute to Professor Sir Tom Devine, FBA, the leading historian of modern Scotland and its diasporaThe impact of Scottish migration since 1600 at home and abroadFrom 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.ContributorsStuart Allan is Principal Curator of Scottish Late Modern Collections in the Department of Scottish History and Archaeology, National Museums Scotland.David Alston is an independent researcher.Ann Curthoys is an honorary professor at the University of Sydney.Colin G. Calloway is the John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Professor of Native American Studies at Dartmouth College.David Fitzpatrick is Professor of Modern History at Trinity College, Dublin.David Forsyth is Principal Curator, Medieval-Early Modern Collections in the Department of Scottish History and Archaeology, National Museums Scotland.Erin Grant is a Research Analyst with the Government of British Columbia in Canada.David Hesse is a journalist who writes for a leading Swiss newspaper.John M. MacKenzie is Emeritus Professor of Imperial History at Lancaster University.Andrew Mackillop is Senior Lecturer in the School of Divinity, History and Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen.Angela McCarthy is Professor of Scottish and Irish History at the University of Otago.Tawny Paul is Lecturer in History at Northumbria University.Eric Richards is Emeritus Professor of History at Flinders University in Adelaide.Iain Watson is a PhD student in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Notes on the Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- A Tribute to Sir Tom Devine -- Introduction Global Migrations: The Scottish Diaspora since 1600 -- 'As Hewers of Wood, and Drawers of Water'? Scotland as an Emigrant Nation, c. 1600 to c. 1800 -- 'You Have Only Seen the Fortunate Few and Draw Your Conclusion Accordingly': Behavioural Economics and the Paradox of Scottish Emigration -- Scottish Diasporas and Africa -- 'Have the Scotch no Claim upon the Cherokees?' Scots, Indians and Scots Indians in the American South -- Conflicts of Interest, Crises of Conscience: Scots and Aboriginal People in Eastern Australia, 1830s-1861 -- The Importance of Scottish Origins in the Nineteenth Century: James Taylor and Ceylon Tea -- 'Our Old World Diff'rences are Dead': The Scottish Migrant Military Tradition in the British Dominions during the First World War -- 'Part of my Heritage': Ladies' Pipe Bands, Associational Culture and 'Homeland' Identities in the Scottish Diaspora -- Understanding Scottishness among Sojourners, Settlers and Descendants in Hong Kong and New Zealand -- Encountering an Imaginary Heritage: Roots Tourism and the Scottish Diaspora -- Home is where the Heart is: Affinity Scots in the Scottish Diaspora -- What Scottish Diaspora? -- Afterword -- Index