The Scottish empire
"The Scottish Empire 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...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Phantassie, East Lothian Scotland
Tuckwell
2001
Edinburgh Birlinn Ltd. |
| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. in Great Britain |
| Schlagworte: |
Commonwealth
> Geschichte 1700-1945
> Economische aspecten
> Emigratie
> Schotten
> Zending
> Écossais - Grande-Bretagne - Colonies - Histoire
> Écossais à l'étranger - Histoire
> Geschichte
> Kolonie
> Wirtschaft
> Civilization, Modern
> Scottish influences
> Scots
> History
> Colonies
> Außenhandel
> Grande-Bretagne - Colonies - Histoire
> Great Britain - Colonies - Scottish influence
> Écosse - Histoire
> Großbritannien
> Schottland
> Great Britain
> Scotland
> Civilization
> Influence
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "The Scottish Empire 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. It sets stories of Scottish regiments on the rampage, of cannibalism and of atrocities beside the deeds of heroic pioneers such as David Livingstone and Mary Slessor. It tells of little known incidents of famous men--such as William Gladstone's punch-up with a Greek bishop and of the Earl of Elgin's burning of the Summer Palace in Peking."--From publisher description. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-560) and index |
| Beschreibung: | XXVI, 580 S., [64] p. of plates : Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 186232185X 1-86232-185-X |