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The Scots in Victorian and Edwardian Belfast : a study in elite migration / Kyle Hughes.

De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hughes, Kyle.
Series:
Scottish historical review monographs series ; 21.
Scottish historical review monographs series
Scottish Historical Review Monograph ; 21
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Belfast (Northern Ireland)--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.
Belfast (Northern Ireland).
Belfast (Northern Ireland)--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
Scotland--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.
Scotland.
Scotland--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (249 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, 2013.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The Scottish diasporic communities closest to home are those we know least about. Whilst an interest in the overseas Scottish diaspora has grown in recent years, Scots who chose to settle in other parts of the United Kingdom have been largely neglected. This book addresses this imbalance. Scots travelled freely around the industrial centres of northern Britain throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and Belfast was one of the most important ports of call for many. The Scots played key roles in shaping Belfast society in the modern period, playing a key role in its industrial de
Contents:
Title Page; Imprint; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Figures; Tables; Introduction; 1 The Scots in Belfast: A Demographic Profile; 2 Capital and Control: Scottish Industrialists in Belfast to 1914; 3 Scottish Associational Culture and the Host Community; 4 Home Rule and the Politics of Scottish Identity; 5 Within and Without: Scottish Presbyterian Ministers in Belfast; Conclusion; Appendix: Biographical Details; Bibliography; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 14, 2014).
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-7486-7993-6
OCLC:
870663386

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