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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 / GeneralPolitical Science / Colonialism & Post-ColonialismSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
ISBN07190718289780719071829
URLhttp://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".