ISBN:
0748647406
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1299701604
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9780748647408
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9781299701601
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (246 pages)
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Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Calder, Jenni Lost in the backwoods
DDC:
305.89163073
Schlagwort(e):
Scots History
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Immigrants History
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HISTORY ; Europe ; General
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Immigrants
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Emigration and immigration
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Scots
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
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History
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Scotland Emigration and immigration
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History
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North America Emigration and immigration
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History
;
North America
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Scotland
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Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
How the American wilderness shaped Scottish experience, imagination and identity How is the Scottish imagination shaped by its Ã♭migrÃ♭ experience with wilderness and the extreme? Drawing on journals, emigrant guides, memoirs, letters, poetry and fiction, this book examines patterns of survival, defeat, adaptation and response in North America's harshest landscapes. Most Scots who crossed the Atlantic in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries encountered the practical, moral and cultural challenges of the wilderness, with its many tensions and contradictions. Jenni Calder explores the effect of these experiences on the Scots imagination. Associated with displacement and disappearance, the 'wilderness' was also a source of adventure and redemption, of exploitation and spiritual regeneration, of freedom and restriction. An arena of greed, cruelty and cannibalism, of courage, generosity and mutual understanding, it brought out the best and the worst of humanity. Did the Scots who emigrated exchange one extreme for another, or did they discover a new idea of identity, freedom and landscape? Key Features:. The book draws on a wide range of Scottish, Canadian and US source material Illuminates overlooked aspects of the Scottish diaspora experience Extends the frontiers of Scottish history Relates to current political, cultural and genealogical concerns
Kurzfassung:
Scotland's hard country -- The never-ending forest -- Desperate undertakings -- Glorious independence -- Future prospects and present sacrifice -- Treasures of the forest, the field and the mine -- Regions of adventure -- The hope of the world?
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748647408
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https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748647408
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