Scotland, Empire and Decolonisation in the Twentieth Century
John MacKenzie and Bryan S. Glass
Abstract
This book represents one of the first attempts to examine the connections between Scotland and the British Empire throughout the twentieth century. As the century dawned the Scottish economy was strongly linked with the imperial, but by the end its economy, its politics and its society had been through major upheavals, which many connected with decolonisation. In the post-Second World War era, the speed of economic and social change accelerated. The press reflected interest in the Scottish military and the campaigns of decolonisation. Migratory activity moved into its final phase and Scottish ... More
This book represents one of the first attempts to examine the connections between Scotland and the British Empire throughout the twentieth century. As the century dawned the Scottish economy was strongly linked with the imperial, but by the end its economy, its politics and its society had been through major upheavals, which many connected with decolonisation. In the post-Second World War era, the speed of economic and social change accelerated. The press reflected interest in the Scottish military and the campaigns of decolonisation. Migratory activity moved into its final phase and Scottish imperial identities were modified at home and in the empire. Evaluations of Scottish heroic figures were transformed and Scottish politics moved into a new phase. The chapters, written by a group of distinguished scholars represent ground-breaking research on Scotland’s complex relationship with the British Empire. An introduction offers a significant historiographical statements on Scotland and empire in the tumultuous years of the twentieth century.
Keywords:
Scotland,
Empire,
Decolonisation,
Devolution
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2015 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780719096174 |
| Published to Manchester Scholarship Online: January 2016 |
DOI:10.7228/manchester/9780719096174.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
John MacKenzie, editor
University of Lancaster
Bryan S. Glass, editor
Texas State University
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