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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827086903321

Autore

Bueltmann Tanja

Titolo

Scottish ethnicity and the making of New Zealand Society, 1850-1930 [[electronic resource] /] / Tanja Bueltmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-7486-5355-4

1-283-25274-0

9786613252746

0-7486-4636-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Scottish historical review monographs series

Disciplina

305.89163093

Soggetti

Scots - New Zealand - Ethnic identity

Scots - New Zealand - History - 19th century

Scots - New Zealand - History - 20th century

New Zealand Emigration and immigration History 19th century

New Zealand Emigration and immigration History 20th century

Scotland Emigration and immigration History 19th century

Scotland Emigration and immigration History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Maps; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE 'Proverbially Inclined to Roam Abroad': Empire, Identity, and Scottish Emigration to New Zealand; CHAPTER TWO 'Feeble Pen and Paper'? The Personal Correspondence and Epistolary Practices of Scottish Migrants; CHAPTER THREE 'Brither Scots Shoulder tae Shoulder': An Evolutionary Perspective on Scottish Associationalism; CHAPTER FOUR Ethnic Identity, Networks and Social Capital: The Anatomy and Function of Scottish Associationalism

CHAPTER FIVE 'The Lusty Sports of "Caledonia, Stern and Wild" ': Caledonian Games in New Zealand CHAPTER SIX Collective Rememberings of Home: Robert Burns as a Site of Memory; CHAPTER SEVEN 'Far distant from their native land': Locating New Zealand in the Scottish Diaspora; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

This book makes an original contribution to the growing body of knowledge on the Scots abroad, presenting a coherent and comprehensive account of the Scottish immigrant experience in New Zealand.