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This is the first book wholly devoted to assessing the array of links between Scotland and the Caribbean in the later eighteenth century. It uses a wide range of archival sources to paint a detailed picture of the lives of thousands of Scots who sought fortunes and opportunities, as Burns wrote,?acr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hamilton, Douglas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2005.
Colección:Studies in imperialism.
Temas:
1700-1899
Scots > Caribbean Area > History > 18th century.
Scots > Caribbean Area > History > 19th century.
Écossais > Caraïbes (Région) > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Écossais > Caraïbes (Région) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
Scots
Caribbean Area
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 9780719071829; 9780719071829; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; GENERAL EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; NOTE ON CURRENCY; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Scotland in the eighteenth century; CHAPTER TWO The eighteenth-century West Indies; CHAPTER THREE Scots on the plantations; CHAPTER FOUR Mercantile connections; CHAPTER FIVE Scots doctors in the West Indies; CHAPTER SIX Scots in West Indian politics; CHAPTER SEVEN Scots, the Caribbean and British imperial politics; CHAPTER EIGHT Repatriation from the West Indies; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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