Scottish migration since 1750 :: reasons and results /
This work explains Scotland's population and migration history using new methods and unpublished sources. It surveys migration to England, Canada, United States, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand to 1990.
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Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman and Littlefield,
[2016]
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| Zusammenfassung: | This work explains Scotland's population and migration history using new methods and unpublished sources. It surveys migration to England, Canada, United States, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand to 1990. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xiv, 165 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (143-160) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780761867951 0761867953 |
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| 505 | 0 | |a "[This book] begins a fresh chapter in migration studies using new methods and unpublished sources to map the course of Scottish migratuion between 1750 and 1990. It explains why the Scottish population grew after 1650, why most Scots continued to be female, and the underlying economic reasons for Scottish emigration after 1820. It surveys migration to England, Canada, [thje] United States, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. It explorers their names, marriages, family structures, and religions, and assesses how well they really fared compared to other British migrations. Far from being just another Celtic sob story, this book offers a model about how the histories of other migrant groups might be reappraised." -- Back cover. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Preface -- Introduction (Confronting Caledonia ; Historians and population theory ; Family and population history ; Unlocking migration ; What this book offers ; Highlands, Lowlands and clearances). | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. Discovering the people (Scenery and scarcity ; A blended people ; Robert Wallace and the population debate ; Alexander Webster's Scotland, c. 1851 ; Sir John Sinclair's Scotland, c. 1791 ; John Rickman and Scotland ; Rev. Thomas Malthus and Scotland ; How many people? ; Why did the population grow after 1650? ; A mainly female people? ; James Cleland's Glasgow, 1820s ; Enlightenment indeed ; What were their names? ; What were their faiths? ; Were they married? ; Household and family size ; Only slow improvement, 1750-1900). | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 2. Scotland made and unmade (Not the land of opportunity ; A conscripted urban people ; The Victorian economy: mixed results ; Enter the Irish ; The slow death of labor demand, 1901-1971) -- 3. No simple story (Destination Ulster, 1608 -- c.1720 ; Scotland revisited, c.1720-1776 ; Destination North America, c.1720-1776 ; The expatriates return, c.1800-1820 ; The two sides of Scottish migration, 1840-1930 ; How many left? ; Not all it seemed ; Deciding to go ; Helping the poor and getting land, c.1820-1880 ; Looking for work that paid, c.1870-1930 ; Where did they come from? ; The Scottish presence, c.1930 ; What future? ; No easy answers). | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 4. England (The Manchester Scots, 1837 ; Henry Mayhew's London Scots, 1856 ; Important and distinctive, 1820-1930 ; Presbyterianism ; Where did they come from? ; What did they do? ; Were they married ; Few surprises) -- 5. North America (Making the sources speak ; Did they stay? ; Where did they go? ; What were their names? ; What did they believe in? Were they married? A world of kith and kin ; The 1900s ; Moving on ; John Kenneth Galbraith's The Scotch ; Reluctant Americans? ; How well did they do? ; Southward bound?). | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 6. South Africa and Australasia (A variable presence ; South Africa: failure to thrive ; Success in the Antipodes: Australia and New Zealand ; Gold and distance ; Did they stay? ; Governments lend a hand ; Where did they go? ; What did they do? ; Were they married? ; Children ; What did they believe in? ; How healthy were they? ; Only if necessary) -- 7. A changed world (Still distressed: Scotland, c.1930-1970 ; First choice: England ; Less popular: Canada ; Not really wanted: United States ; Still welcome: Australia and New Zealand ; Putting it together ; The man on the bridge) -- Appendix A: Population timeline -- Appendix B: Scotland: The people's names -- Appendix C: Some vital data. | |
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| contents | "[This book] begins a fresh chapter in migration studies using new methods and unpublished sources to map the course of Scottish migratuion between 1750 and 1990. It explains why the Scottish population grew after 1650, why most Scots continued to be female, and the underlying economic reasons for Scottish emigration after 1820. It surveys migration to England, Canada, [thje] United States, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. It explorers their names, marriages, family structures, and religions, and assesses how well they really fared compared to other British migrations. Far from being just another Celtic sob story, this book offers a model about how the histories of other migrant groups might be reappraised." -- Back cover. Preface -- Introduction (Confronting Caledonia ; Historians and population theory ; Family and population history ; Unlocking migration ; What this book offers ; Highlands, Lowlands and clearances). 1. Discovering the people (Scenery and scarcity ; A blended people ; Robert Wallace and the population debate ; Alexander Webster's Scotland, c. 1851 ; Sir John Sinclair's Scotland, c. 1791 ; John Rickman and Scotland ; Rev. Thomas Malthus and Scotland ; How many people? ; Why did the population grow after 1650? ; A mainly female people? ; James Cleland's Glasgow, 1820s ; Enlightenment indeed ; What were their names? ; What were their faiths? ; Were they married? ; Household and family size ; Only slow improvement, 1750-1900). 2. Scotland made and unmade (Not the land of opportunity ; A conscripted urban people ; The Victorian economy: mixed results ; Enter the Irish ; The slow death of labor demand, 1901-1971) -- 3. No simple story (Destination Ulster, 1608 -- c.1720 ; Scotland revisited, c.1720-1776 ; Destination North America, c.1720-1776 ; The expatriates return, c.1800-1820 ; The two sides of Scottish migration, 1840-1930 ; How many left? ; Not all it seemed ; Deciding to go ; Helping the poor and getting land, c.1820-1880 ; Looking for work that paid, c.1870-1930 ; Where did they come from? ; The Scottish presence, c.1930 ; What future? ; No easy answers). 4. England (The Manchester Scots, 1837 ; Henry Mayhew's London Scots, 1856 ; Important and distinctive, 1820-1930 ; Presbyterianism ; Where did they come from? ; What did they do? ; Were they married ; Few surprises) -- 5. North America (Making the sources speak ; Did they stay? ; Where did they go? ; What were their names? ; What did they believe in? Were they married? A world of kith and kin ; The 1900s ; Moving on ; John Kenneth Galbraith's The Scotch ; Reluctant Americans? ; How well did they do? ; Southward bound?). 6. South Africa and Australasia (A variable presence ; South Africa: failure to thrive ; Success in the Antipodes: Australia and New Zealand ; Gold and distance ; Did they stay? ; Governments lend a hand ; Where did they go? ; What did they do? ; Were they married? ; Children ; What did they believe in? ; How healthy were they? ; Only if necessary) -- 7. A changed world (Still distressed: Scotland, c.1930-1970 ; First choice: England ; Less popular: Canada ; Not really wanted: United States ; Still welcome: Australia and New Zealand ; Putting it together ; The man on the bridge) -- Appendix A: Population timeline -- Appendix B: Scotland: The people's names -- Appendix C: Some vital data. |
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| spelling | Docherty, J. C., author. Scottish migration since 1750 : reasons and results / James C. Docherty. Lanham : Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman and Littlefield, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource (xiv, 165 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (143-160) and index. "[This book] begins a fresh chapter in migration studies using new methods and unpublished sources to map the course of Scottish migratuion between 1750 and 1990. It explains why the Scottish population grew after 1650, why most Scots continued to be female, and the underlying economic reasons for Scottish emigration after 1820. It surveys migration to England, Canada, [thje] United States, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. It explorers their names, marriages, family structures, and religions, and assesses how well they really fared compared to other British migrations. Far from being just another Celtic sob story, this book offers a model about how the histories of other migrant groups might be reappraised." -- Back cover. Preface -- Introduction (Confronting Caledonia ; Historians and population theory ; Family and population history ; Unlocking migration ; What this book offers ; Highlands, Lowlands and clearances). 1. Discovering the people (Scenery and scarcity ; A blended people ; Robert Wallace and the population debate ; Alexander Webster's Scotland, c. 1851 ; Sir John Sinclair's Scotland, c. 1791 ; John Rickman and Scotland ; Rev. Thomas Malthus and Scotland ; How many people? ; Why did the population grow after 1650? ; A mainly female people? ; James Cleland's Glasgow, 1820s ; Enlightenment indeed ; What were their names? ; What were their faiths? ; Were they married? ; Household and family size ; Only slow improvement, 1750-1900). 2. Scotland made and unmade (Not the land of opportunity ; A conscripted urban people ; The Victorian economy: mixed results ; Enter the Irish ; The slow death of labor demand, 1901-1971) -- 3. No simple story (Destination Ulster, 1608 -- c.1720 ; Scotland revisited, c.1720-1776 ; Destination North America, c.1720-1776 ; The expatriates return, c.1800-1820 ; The two sides of Scottish migration, 1840-1930 ; How many left? ; Not all it seemed ; Deciding to go ; Helping the poor and getting land, c.1820-1880 ; Looking for work that paid, c.1870-1930 ; Where did they come from? ; The Scottish presence, c.1930 ; What future? ; No easy answers). 4. England (The Manchester Scots, 1837 ; Henry Mayhew's London Scots, 1856 ; Important and distinctive, 1820-1930 ; Presbyterianism ; Where did they come from? ; What did they do? ; Were they married ; Few surprises) -- 5. North America (Making the sources speak ; Did they stay? ; Where did they go? ; What were their names? ; What did they believe in? Were they married? A world of kith and kin ; The 1900s ; Moving on ; John Kenneth Galbraith's The Scotch ; Reluctant Americans? ; How well did they do? ; Southward bound?). 6. South Africa and Australasia (A variable presence ; South Africa: failure to thrive ; Success in the Antipodes: Australia and New Zealand ; Gold and distance ; Did they stay? ; Governments lend a hand ; Where did they go? ; What did they do? ; Were they married? ; Children ; What did they believe in? ; How healthy were they? ; Only if necessary) -- 7. A changed world (Still distressed: Scotland, c.1930-1970 ; First choice: England ; Less popular: Canada ; Not really wanted: United States ; Still welcome: Australia and New Zealand ; Putting it together ; The man on the bridge) -- Appendix A: Population timeline -- Appendix B: Scotland: The people's names -- Appendix C: Some vital data. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. This work explains Scotland's population and migration history using new methods and unpublished sources. It surveys migration to England, Canada, United States, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand to 1990. Scots Foreign countries History. Scots Ethnic identity. Écossais Pays étrangers Histoire. Écossais Identité ethnique. HISTORY World. bisacsh History fast has work: Scottish migration since 1750 (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGVJFdP9XxhR7B7tPxgWQq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Scottish migration since 1750. Lanham : Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2016] 0761867945 (DLC) 2016937662 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1294469 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Docherty, J. C. Scottish migration since 1750 : reasons and results / "[This book] begins a fresh chapter in migration studies using new methods and unpublished sources to map the course of Scottish migratuion between 1750 and 1990. It explains why the Scottish population grew after 1650, why most Scots continued to be female, and the underlying economic reasons for Scottish emigration after 1820. It surveys migration to England, Canada, [thje] United States, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. It explorers their names, marriages, family structures, and religions, and assesses how well they really fared compared to other British migrations. Far from being just another Celtic sob story, this book offers a model about how the histories of other migrant groups might be reappraised." -- Back cover. Preface -- Introduction (Confronting Caledonia ; Historians and population theory ; Family and population history ; Unlocking migration ; What this book offers ; Highlands, Lowlands and clearances). 1. Discovering the people (Scenery and scarcity ; A blended people ; Robert Wallace and the population debate ; Alexander Webster's Scotland, c. 1851 ; Sir John Sinclair's Scotland, c. 1791 ; John Rickman and Scotland ; Rev. Thomas Malthus and Scotland ; How many people? ; Why did the population grow after 1650? ; A mainly female people? ; James Cleland's Glasgow, 1820s ; Enlightenment indeed ; What were their names? ; What were their faiths? ; Were they married? ; Household and family size ; Only slow improvement, 1750-1900). 2. Scotland made and unmade (Not the land of opportunity ; A conscripted urban people ; The Victorian economy: mixed results ; Enter the Irish ; The slow death of labor demand, 1901-1971) -- 3. No simple story (Destination Ulster, 1608 -- c.1720 ; Scotland revisited, c.1720-1776 ; Destination North America, c.1720-1776 ; The expatriates return, c.1800-1820 ; The two sides of Scottish migration, 1840-1930 ; How many left? ; Not all it seemed ; Deciding to go ; Helping the poor and getting land, c.1820-1880 ; Looking for work that paid, c.1870-1930 ; Where did they come from? ; The Scottish presence, c.1930 ; What future? ; No easy answers). 4. England (The Manchester Scots, 1837 ; Henry Mayhew's London Scots, 1856 ; Important and distinctive, 1820-1930 ; Presbyterianism ; Where did they come from? ; What did they do? ; Were they married ; Few surprises) -- 5. North America (Making the sources speak ; Did they stay? ; Where did they go? ; What were their names? ; What did they believe in? Were they married? A world of kith and kin ; The 1900s ; Moving on ; John Kenneth Galbraith's The Scotch ; Reluctant Americans? ; How well did they do? ; Southward bound?). 6. South Africa and Australasia (A variable presence ; South Africa: failure to thrive ; Success in the Antipodes: Australia and New Zealand ; Gold and distance ; Did they stay? ; Governments lend a hand ; Where did they go? ; What did they do? ; Were they married? ; Children ; What did they believe in? ; How healthy were they? ; Only if necessary) -- 7. A changed world (Still distressed: Scotland, c.1930-1970 ; First choice: England ; Less popular: Canada ; Not really wanted: United States ; Still welcome: Australia and New Zealand ; Putting it together ; The man on the bridge) -- Appendix A: Population timeline -- Appendix B: Scotland: The people's names -- Appendix C: Some vital data. Scots Foreign countries History. Scots Ethnic identity. Écossais Pays étrangers Histoire. Écossais Identité ethnique. HISTORY World. bisacsh |
| title | Scottish migration since 1750 : reasons and results / |
| title_auth | Scottish migration since 1750 : reasons and results / |
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| title_full | Scottish migration since 1750 : reasons and results / James C. Docherty. |
| title_fullStr | Scottish migration since 1750 : reasons and results / James C. Docherty. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scottish migration since 1750 : reasons and results / James C. Docherty. |
| title_short | Scottish migration since 1750 : |
| title_sort | scottish migration since 1750 reasons and results |
| title_sub | reasons and results / |
| topic | Scots Foreign countries History. Scots Ethnic identity. Écossais Pays étrangers Histoire. Écossais Identité ethnique. HISTORY World. bisacsh |
| topic_facet | Scots Foreign countries History. Scots Ethnic identity. Écossais Pays étrangers Histoire. Écossais Identité ethnique. HISTORY World. History |
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