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The Scottish diaspora consists of Scottish people who emigrated from Scotland and their descendants. The diaspora is concentrated in countries such as the United States , Canada , Australia , England , New Zealand , Ireland and to a lesser extent Argentina , Chile , and Brazil .
Herman wrote the book for an American audience which may not have been very familiar with Scottish history. [7] He provides a historical overview and short biographies of the most prominent Scots. The historical approach uses the Great Man Theory, that a historical narrative can be told through the lives of a few prominent figures. [1]
The book is the 2015 winner of the Saltire Society Scottish Research Book of the Year award. [14] In 2017, Bueltmann published the co-authored monograph The English Diaspora in North America: Migration, Ethnicity and Association, 1730s-1950s, the output of an AHRC funded grant. [15]
Journal of Southern History (1986): 547–548. Shepperson, George. “Writings in Scottish-American History: A Brief Survey.” William and Mary Quarterly 11#2 1954, pp. 164–178. online; Zumkhawala-Cook, Richard. "The Mark of Scottish America: Heritage Identity and the Tartan Monster." Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies 14#1 (2005 ...
His 1991 professorial inaugural lecture ‘Scotland and the British Empire’ [9] was well received and opened up new fields for him, including various aspects of work on the Scottish Diaspora. This led to his book The Scots in South Africa (with Nigel R. Dalziel) of 2007 (while associated with to the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish ...
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Scottish Romani are the Romani people of Scotland. This includes Romanichal (locally also known as Border Gypsies) and Lowland Romani (Lowland Gypsies). [1]Scottish Travellers are non-Romani groups indigenous to Scotland who live or traditionally lived a nomadic lifestyle, including Scottish Highland Travellers, Scottish Lowland Travellers and Showmen (Funfair Travellers).