Scottish communities abroad in the early modern period
By: edited by Alexia Grosjean and Steve Murdoch.
Contributors: Grosjean, Alexia.; Murdoch, Steve.
Series: Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions,; v. 107
Publisher: Brill; Brill Academic Pub
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Leiden, the Netherlands; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 417
Subjects: Scots -- Foreign countries -- History -- 16th century.; Scots -- Foreign countries -- History -- 17th century.; Scots -- Foreign countries -- History -- 18th century.; Civilization, Modern -- Scottish influences.; Scotland -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 16th century.; Scotland -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 17th century.; Scotland -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 18th century.
Description: "This extraordinary collection of essays focuses on a particularly intriguing sequence of migrations: those of Scots during the period c. 1560-1720. The book first considers the "near-abroad" (Ireland), the "middle-abroad" (Poland and Lithuania), and the "far-abroad" (the Americas), and then details a number of acutely revealing case histories of Scottish communities in Bergen (Norway), Rotterdam and the Maas (the Netherlands), Gothenburg (Sweden), Kedainiai (Lithuania), and Hamburg (Germany). Then, concentrating on the Netherlands, the focus shifts to specific cultural/occupational milieux: exiles (usually for religious reasons), students, and soldiers or sailors. In conclusion, three leading scholars - Lex Heerma van Voss, Solvi Sogner, and Thomas O'Connor - offer wider contextual perspectives that compare the Scottish experience with that of other countries. As Professor T.C. Smout says in his Foreword, "The present volume is a breakthrough, surely the biggest advance in the field for a hundred years.""--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.