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Scotland, The Caribbean and the Atlantic World, 1750-1820
Douglas Hamilton
出版
Manchester University Press
, 2005-10-21
主題
History / Europe / Great Britain / General
Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
ISBN
0719071828
9780719071829
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=6-H-lvqFjfcC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
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".