Scottish Communities Abroad in the Early Modern Period

Scottish Communities Abroad in the Early Modern Period
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Download or read book Scottish Communities Abroad in the Early Modern Period written by Alexia Grosjean and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Migration is a fundamental feature of human experience. This extraordinary collection of essays focuses on a particularly intriguing sequence of migrations: those of Scots during the period 1600-1800. As Professor T.C. Smout says in his Foreword, "The present volume is a breakthrough, surely the biggest advance in the field for a hundred years."


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