Community without Borders: Scots Migrants and the Changing Face of Power in the Dutch Republic, c. 1600-1700 / / Douglas Catterall.

• Superior document: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; 86
• VerfasserIn: Catterall, Douglas
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2002.
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; 86.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This is a valuable book for anyone interested in the cultural meaning of preindustrial migration. Arguing that early modern European migrants could fundamentally influence their fate and their adopted communities, it explores the world of Scots migrants to the Dutch port of Rotterdam, c. 1600-1700. The heart of the study is a reconstruction of the social networks that Scots used to establish and sustain themselves in Rotterdam, drawn from unusually rich narrative sources. Through their social ties, Scots also told stories and kept memories as they created complex identities encompassing Rotterdam, Scotland, and places further afield. By shaping their relationships to Rotterdam, Scots had a broad impact on their adopted home. Their actions helped change Rotterdam's political, religious, and legal fabric and even tied Rotterdam to the wider Atlantic world.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. The Migrant in Translation -- 2. Rethinking the Migrant's World -- 3. Reciprocity, Trust, and the Making of Scots Rotterdam, 1620-1690 -- 4. Boardinghouses and Itinerants: the Boundaries of Scots Rotterdam, 1640-1690 -- 5. Scots Families and Rotterdam's Culture of Mediation -- 6. Public Conflict and the Public Sphere in Rotterdam -- 7. Official Violence and Popular Violence in Rotterdam, 1630-1690 -- 8. Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index of Names and Place Names -- Index of Subjects.