Unpacking the kists : the scots in New Zealand / Brad Patterson [and four others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patterson, Brad.

Brooking, Tom, 1949- author.

McAloon, Jim, author.

Lenihan, Rebecca, author.

Bueltmann, Tanja, author.

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 34.

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 34

McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History ; 233

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scots--New Zealand--History.

Scots.

Scotland--Emigration and immigration--History.

Scotland.

New Zealand--Emigration and immigration--History.

New Zealand.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 p.)

Place of Publication:

Montréal, Québec : New Zealand : McGill-Queen's University Press : Otago University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Historians have suggested that Scottish influences are more pervasive in New Zealand than in any other country outside Scotland, yet curiously New Zealand's Scots migrants have previously attracted only limited attention. A thorough and interdisciplinary work, Unpacking the Kists is the first in-depth study of New Zealand's Scots migrants and their impact on an evolving settler society. The authors establish the dimensions of Scottish migration to New Zealand, the principal source areas, the migrants' demographic characteristics, and where they settled in the new land. Drawing from extended case-studies, they examine how migrants adapted to their new environment and the extent of longevity in diverse areas including the economy, religion, politics, education, and folkways. They also look at the private worlds of family, neighbourhood, community, customs of everyday life and leisure pursuits, and expressions of both high and low forms of transplanted culture. Adding to international scholarship on migrations and cultural adaptations, Unpacking the Kists demonstrates the historic contributions Scots made to New Zealand culture by retaining their ethnic connections and at the same time interacting with other ethnic groups.

Contents:

Taking Stock: New Zealand's Scottish Migrants

Distinguishing Former Worlds: Who Were New Zealand's Scottish Migrants?

Diaspora or Dispersion? Scottish Settlement Patterns in New Zealand

Success in a Settler Society: The Scots in New Zealand Economic Life

Building New Worlds: Scottish Contributions to New Zealand Civil Society

Transforming the Landscape: Scots and the New Zealand Environment

"Brither Scots Shoulder tae Shoulder": Scottish Associational Culture in New Zealand

Hearth and Home: Cultural Traditions, Old World Customs, and New World Habits

Occupying the Non-Working Hours: Piety, Leisure, and Discourse

New Zealand's Place in the Scottish Diaspora and Settler Worlds.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 9, 2013).

ISBN:

9780773589780

0773589783

9780773589773

0773589775

OCLC:

865475078