Emigration from Scotland between the wars

Emigration from Scotland between the wars: opportunity or exile?

by Harper, Marjory

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Emigration from Scotland has always been very high. However, emigration from Scotland between the wars surpassed all records; more people emigrated than were born, leading to an overall population decline. Why was it so many people left? Marjory Harper, whose knowledge is grounded in a deep understanding of the local records, maps out the many factors which worked together to cause this massive diaspora. After an opening section where the author sets the Scottish experience within the context o…

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  • Full title :Emigration from Scotland between the wars : opportunity or exile? / Marjory Harper.

Summary

Emigration from Scotland has always been very high. However, emigration from Scotland between the wars surpassed all records; more people emigrated than were born, leading to an overall population decline. Why was it so many people left? Marjory Harper, whose knowledge is grounded in a deep understanding of the local records, maps out the many factors which worked together to cause this massive diaspora. After an opening section where the author sets the Scottish experience within the context of the rest of the British Isles, the book then divides the country geographically, starting with the Highlands, then coastal Scotland, and the urban Lowland highlighting in turn the factors that particularly influenced each of these areas. Harper then discusses the organised religious and political movements that encouraged emigration. By interweaving personal stories with statistical evidence Harper brings to life the reality behind the dramatic historical migration.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1998
  • Edition:MSI edition

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (272 pages) : : illustrations (black and white); digital, PDF file(s)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781526119674, 1526119676, 9781526119667, 1526119668
  • oclc:on1137037224
  • LC Classification:JV7701
  • Dewey Decimal:304.8094109041

Table of Contents

1. A tradition of emigration -- 2. Agents and activists -- 3. Highland problems and solutions -- 4. The lowland clearances -- 5. Creating Christian colonists -- Index.

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Subjects

Civilization, Modern -- Scottish influe… Colonialism & imperialism Colonialism & imperialism -- History. -… Écossais -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. -- … Écosse -- Émigration et immigration -- … Emigration and immigration History HISTORY -- Great Britain. -- Europe Scotland Scotland -- Emigration and immigration … Scots -- History -- 20th century. -- Fo…

Writers

Harper, Marjory

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