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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Edinburgh University Press

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781474429320

RRP: £19.99

PAGES: 304

PUBLICATION DATE:
July 31, 2017

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Global Migrations: The Scottish Diaspora Since 1600

Angela McCarthy

John MacKenzie

This book examines the impact since 1600 of out migration from Scotland on the homeland, the migrants, and the destinations in which they settled. 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.

Reviews of Global Migrations: The Scottish Diaspora Since 1600

'This top-notch collection questions its share of assumptions, notably the idea that everyone took to the seas because of poverty when, in fact, "most Scots who migrated did so to pursue new opportunities rather than escape oppression." The methodological scope is equally impressive…The volume's bench of contributors (from the UK, the US, Australia and New Zealand) has a pleasingly global complexion, and the range of subjects covered certainly makes for a compelling read.' Jonathan Wright, The Herald

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Angela McCarthy

Angela McCarthy is Professor of Scottish and Irish History at the University of Otago, New Zealand. She is the editor of A Global Clan (2006) and author of Personal Narratives of Irish and Scottish Migration, 1921-65 (2007) and Scottishness and Irishness in New Zealand since 1840 (2011).John M. MacKenzie is Emeritus Professor of Imperial History at Lancaster University and holds honorary professorships of Aberdeen and St Andrews universities. He is the author of The Scots in South Africa (2007), Museums and Empire (2009) and co-editor with T.M. Devine of Scotland and the British Empire (2011).