Emigration from Scotland Between the Wars: Opportunity or Exile? - Couverture souple

Harper, Marjory

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0719080460 ISBN 13 : 9780719080463

Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Marjory Harper is Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manchester University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0719080460
• ISBN 13: 9780719080463
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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