The Scottish Nation at Empire's End [electronic resource] /
Glass, B.author.
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 endeavors. 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.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Scottish Business and Empire; 2 The Church and the Empire; 3 Debating the Empire in Public; 4 Covering the Empire in Print; 5 Teaching the Empire; 6 Witnesses to Decolonization; Epilogue; Appendix A : Questions fromScottish Leaving CertificateExaminations with ImperialContent; Appendix B : AdditionalResponding Secondary Schools; Appendix C : Questions Asked bythe Scottish Decolonisation Project
Appendix D : The Very ReverendGeorge MacLeod's Speech to theGeneral Assembly of the Church ofScotland, 25 May 1959, Presentingthe Report of the Committee anentCentral Africa and Moving the'Deliverance' Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 endeavors. 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.
Great Britain-History.
Imperialism.
Social history.
Civilization-History.
World history.
History, Modern.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Social History.
Cultural History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Modern History.