Scotland, the Caribbean and the Atlantic world, 1750-1820
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...
| Основен автор: | Hamilton, Douglas. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2005.
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| Серия: |
Studies in imperialism.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=515027 |
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Print version::
Scotland, the Caribbean and the Atlantic world, 1750?1820. |
Съдържание:
- 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.