Scottish Diaspora

Dr Tanja Bueltmann is Senior Lecturer in History at Northumbria University. Her recent monograph Scottish Ethnicity and the Making of New Zealand Society, 1850 to 1930 (Edinburgh, 2011) was short-listed for the Saltire Society Scottish History Book of the Year. She has published widely on the history of the Scottish and English diasporas, co-editing Locating the English Diaspora, 1500-2010 (Liverpool, 2012). Bueltmann is Co-Investigator of the AHRC funded project 'Locating the Hidden Diaspora: The English in North America in Transatlantic Perspective, 1760-1950’. Dr. Andrew Hinson is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto. He co-edited Ties of Bluid, Kin and Countrie: Scottish Associational Culture in the Diaspora (Guelph, 2009) and has authored several articles on the Scots in Canada. His research focus is on clubs, societies and on the role of the Presbyterian Church in the Scottish diaspora. Graeme Morton is Professor of Modern History at the University of Dundee having previous held the inaugural Scottish Studies Foundation Chair at the University of Guelph. His research focus falls on national identity, associational culture and diaspora studies. Recent publications include Ourselves and Others: Scotland, 1832–1914 (Edinburgh, 2012), A History of Everyday Life in Scotland, 1800 to 1900 (Edinburgh, 2010) and Irish and Scottish Encounters with Indigenous Peoples (Montreal & Kingston, 2013).

• Figures, Tables and Maps; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Diaspora: Defining a Concept; Section I: Themes; Chapter 3: Scotland: The Twa Lands; Chapter 4: Scottish Migrants: Numbers and Demographics; Chapter 5: The Emigration Experience; Chapter 6: Encounters with Indigenous Peoples; Chapter 7: Associational Culture; Chapter 8: Return Migration; Section II: Geographies; Chapter 9: Within the British and Irish Isles; Chapter 10: The United States; Chapter 11: Canada; Chapter 12: Africa; Chapter 13: Asia; Chapter 14: The Antipodes; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

The global impact of Scots has been an exciting area of Scottish historical studies in recent times: this book delivers sophistication, definition and clear guidance to the complexities of the field. Its coverage is extensive and its approach is critical. It will appeal to anyone with a serious interest in Scottish history in its widest sense.