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The Scots in Australia, 1788-1938

Wilkie, Benjamin, author

Overview

\"Despite their significant presence, Scots have often been invisible in histories of Australian migration. This book illuminates the many experiences of the Scots in Australia, from the first colonists in the late-eighteenth century until the hopeful arrivals of the interwar years. It explores how and why they migrated to Australia, and their lives as convicts, colonists, farmers, families, workers, and weavers of culture and identity. It also investigates their encounters with the Australian continent, whether in its cities or on the land, and their relationship with its first peoples; and their connections to one another and with their own collective identities, looking at diversity and tension within the Scottish diaspora in Australia. It is also a book about the challenges of finding a place for oneself in a new land, and the difficulties of creating a sense of belonging in a settler colonial society.\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: The Boydell Press
• Subject: 1800-1999 / Scots Australia History 19th century. / Scots Australia History 20th century. / HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand. / Emigration and immigration. / Scots. / Scotland Emigration and immigration History. / Australia Emigration and immigration History. / Australia. / Scotland.
• ISBN: 9781783272563, 1783272562

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DU122.S4 W55 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE