Scottish Empire
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The Scottish Empire
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Author : Michael Fry
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Release Date : 2002-02-01
The Scottish Empire written by Michael Fry and has been published by Birlinn Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02-01 with History categories.
This new edition of Michael Fry's remarkable book charts the involvement of the Scots in the British empire from its earliest days to the end of the twentieth century. It is a tale of dramatic extremes and craggy characters and of a huge range of concerns - from education, evangelism and philanthropy to spying, swindling and drug running. Stories of Scottish regiments on the rampage, cannibalism and other atrocities are contrasted with the deeds of heroic pioneers such as David Livingstone and Mary Slessor. Above all it tells how the British empire came to be dominated and run by the Scots, and how it truly became a Scottish empire. As the empire transformed Scotland beyond recognition, so was the Empire shaped by the Scots - a remarkable achievement from the population of so small a country, which was itself neither nation nor fully province, neither fully colonizer nor fully colonized. Michael Fry's energetic and colourful account is one of the classics of modern Scottish history.
Scottish Empire
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Author : Andrew Dewar Gibb
language : en
Publisher: London : A. Maclehose
Release Date : 1937
Scottish Empire written by Andrew Dewar Gibb and has been published by London : A. Maclehose this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1937 with Explorers categories.
Scotland And The British Empire
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Author : John M. MacKenzie
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-02-24
Scotland And The British Empire written by John M. MacKenzie and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-24 with History categories.
The extraordinary influence of Scots in the British Empire has long been recognized. As administrators, settlers, temporary residents, professionals, plantation owners, and as military personnel, they were strikingly prominent in North America, the Caribbean, Australasia, South Africa, India, and colonies in South-East Asia and Africa. Throughout these regions they brought to bear distinctive Scottish experience as well as particular educational, economic, cultural, and religious influences. Moreover, the relationship between Scots and the British Empire had a profound effect upon many aspects of Scottish society. This volume of essays, written by notable scholars in the field, examines the key roles of Scots in central aspects of the Atlantic and imperial economies from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, in East India Company rule in India, migration and the preservation of ethnic identities, the environment, the army, missionary and other religious activities, the dispersal of intellectual endeavours, and in the production of a distinctive literature rooted in colonial experience. Making use of recent, innovative research, the chapters demonstrate that an understanding of the profoundly interactive relationship between Scotland and the British Empire is vital both for the understanding of the histories of that country and of many territories of the British Empire. All scholars and general readers interested in the dispersal of intellectual ideas, key professions, Protestantism, environmental practices, and colonial literature, as well as more traditional approaches to politics, economics, and military recruitment, will find it an essential addition to the historical literature.
Darien
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Author : John Prebble
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn Publishers
Release Date : 2000
Darien written by John Prebble and has been published by Birlinn Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Darien (Panama and Colombia) categories.
In defiance of the king and in the face of English hostility, the Scottish parliament set out to establish a colony in Central America. This dream of William Paterson, founder of the Bank of England was to end in disaster.
Nation And Province In The First British Empire
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Author : Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society
language : en
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Release Date : 2001
Nation And Province In The First British Empire written by Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society and has been published by Bucknell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
For more than four decades, historians have devoted ever-increasing attention to the affinites that linked Scotland with the American colonies in the eighteenth century. This volume moves beyond earlier discussions in two ways. For one, the geographical coverage of the papers extends beyond the territories that became the United States to include what became Canada, The Carribean and even Africa. For another, the volume attends not only those areas in which Scotland was closely linked to the Americas, but also to those where it was not.
The Scottish Nation At Empire S End
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Author : B. Glass
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-06-02
The Scottish Nation At Empire S End written by B. Glass and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-02 with History categories.
The rise and fall of the British Empire profoundly shaped the history of modern Scotland and the identity of its people. From the Act of Union in 1707 to the dramatic fall of the British Empire following the Second World War, Scotland's involvement in commerce, missionary activity, cultural dissemination, emigration, and political action could not be dissociated from British overseas endeavours. In fact, Scottish national pride and identity were closely associated with the benefits bestowed on this small nation through its access to the British Empire. By examining the opinions of Scots towards the empire from numerous professional and personal backgrounds, Scotland emerges as a nation inextricably linked to the British Empire. Whether Scots categorized themselves as proponents, opponents, or victims of empire, one conclusion is clear: they maintained an abiding interest in the empire even as it rapidly disintegrated during the twenty-year period following the Second World War. In turn, the end of the British Empire coincided with the rise of Scottish nationalism and calls for Scotland to extricate itself from the Union. Decolonization had a major impact on Scottish political consciousness in the years that followed 1965, and the implications for the sustainability of the British state are still unfolding today.
Scotland S Empire
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Author : Thomas Martin Devine
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2012
Scotland S Empire written by Thomas Martin Devine and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Great Britain categories.
[This book] tells the ... story of Scotland's role in forging and expanding the Briutish Empire, from the Americas to Australia, India to the Caribbean. By 1820 Britain controlled a fifth of the world's population, and no people had made a more essential contribution than the Scots - working across the globe as soldiers and merchants, administrators and clerics, doctors and teachers. ... Devine traces the vital part Scotland played in creating an empire - and the fundamental effect this had in moulding the modern Scottish nation."--Back cover.
Scottish Soldier And Empire 1854 1902
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Author : Edward M. Spiers
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2006-07-20
Scottish Soldier And Empire 1854 1902 written by Edward M. Spiers and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-20 with History categories.
The Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902 reflects upon the iconic role of the Scottish soldier as an empire builder from the Crimean War to the end of the nineteenth century. It examines how the soldier commented on this imperial experience, largely through letter, diaries and poems published in the provincial press, how his exploits were reviewed in Scotland and how military achievements contributed to both a growing sense of national identity and a deepening degree of imperial commitment.
Darien
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Author : John McKendrick
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2016-03-03
Darien written by John McKendrick and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-03 with Political Science categories.
The Company of Scotland and its attempts to establish the colony of Caledonia on the inhospitable isthmus of Panama in the late seventeenth century is one of the most tragic moments of Scottish history. Devised by William Paterson, the stratagem was to create a major trading station between Europe and the East. It could have been a triumph, but inadequate preparation and organization ensured it was a catastrophe - of the 3000 settlers who set sail in 1688 and 1699, only a handful returned, the rest having succumbed to disease, and the enormous financial loss was a key factor in ensuring union with England in 1707. Based on archive research in the UK and Panama, as well as extensive travelling in Darien itself, John McKendrick explores this fascinating and seminal moment in Scottish history and uncovers fascinating new information from New World archives about the role of the English and Spanish, and about the identities of the settlers themselves.
Scottish Empire
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Author : Andrew Dewar 1888- Gibb
language : en
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Release Date : 2021-09-09
Scottish Empire written by Andrew Dewar 1888- Gibb and has been published by Hassell Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-09 with categories.
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