The Scottish empire / Michael Fry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fry, Michael, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scots--Colonies--Great Britain--History.

Scots.

Colonies.

International relations.

Foreign countries.

History.

Great Britain.

Scots--Commonwealth countries--History.

Scots--Foreign countries--History.

Great Britain--Colonies--History.

Scotland--History.

Scotland.

Scotland--Foreign relations.

Commonwealth countries.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 580 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Phantassie, East Lothian [Scotland] : Tuckwell ; Edinburgh : Birlinn Ltd., 2001.

Summary:

This book charts the involvement of the Scots in the British Empire from its earliest days to the end of the twentieth century. It is a tale of dramatic extremes and craggy characters, of a variety of concerns, from education, evangelism, and philanthropy to spying, swindles, and drug running. Above all, this book tells of how the British Empire came to be dominated by and run by Scots and of how it truly became "The Scottish Empire."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-560) and index.

ISBN:

186232185X

OCLC:

59538644