| Description |
1 online resource (267 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies in Imperialism
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Studies in imperialism.
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| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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,?across th? Atlantic roar?. It outlines the range of their occupations as planters, merchants, slave owners, doctors, overseers, and politicians, and shows how Caribbean connections affected Scottish society during the period of?improvement?. The book highlights the Scots? reinvention of the system of. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Scots -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 18th century.
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Scots. |
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Caribbean Area. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Scots -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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1700-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hamilton, Douglas. Scotland, the Caribbean and the Atlantic world, 1750?1820. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2005 9780719071829 |
| ISBN |
9781847793034 (electronic book) |
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1847793037 (electronic book) |
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9781781702321 (ebook) |
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1781702322 (ebook) |
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0719071828 |
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9780719071829 |
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