Global Force: War, Identities and Scotland's Diaspora by David Forsyth (English)

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This book explores the many ways in which a military Scottish identity was reinvented and forged overseas amongst Scotland s diaspora from the late nineteenth century to the present day. It provides case studies from North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

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This book explores the many ways in which a military Scottish identity was reinvented and forged overseas amongst Scotland's diaspora from the late nineteenth century to the present day. It provides case studies from North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

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A comparative study of Scotland's global military diaspora, focusing on the impact of the Great WarBetween the 1820s and 1914 over two million people emigrated from Scotland, settling primarily in North America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. One of the most distinctive ways in which the influence of the Scottish diaspora overseas expressed itself was the formation of military units which identified with Scotland. This volume provides a comparative overview of the nineteenth century emergence of military Scottishness and explores how the construction and performance of Scottish military identity has evolved in different Commonwealth countries over the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In particular, it looks at the ways in which Scottish volunteer regiments variously sought to draw upon, align themselves with or, at certain key moments, redefine the assertions of martial identity which Highland regiments represented. Wendy Ugolini is a lecturer in British History at the University of Edinburgh. She specialises in the role of war in identity formation and has published on ethnicities in Second World War Britain and diasporic military Scottishness. She is author of Experiencing War as the 'Enemy Other': Italian Scottish Experience in World War II (2011) and the co-editor of Fighting for Britain? Negotiating Identities in Britain During the Second World War (2015). David Forsyth is a Principal Curator in the Scottish History & Archaeology Department, at National Museums Scotland. Along with Wendy Ugolini he has acted as Principal Investigator on the Royal Society of Edinburgh/Scottish Government Research Workshop. In 2014 he co-curated the exhibition Common Cause: Commonwealth Scots and the Great War at the National Museum of Scotland, also co-authoring the book of the same name. Cover image: Scottish Royal Standard, headquarters flag of D Company, 23rd Battalion New Zealand Expeditionary Force, flown during the Battle of Crete, 1941. This unit recruited from Otago, a region of New Zealand settled by Scots. The standard had been preserved by partisans throughout the German occupation.

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A comparative study of Scotland's global military diaspora, focusing on the impact of the Great WarBetween the 1820s and 1914 over two million people emigrated from Scotland, settling primarily in North America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. One of the most distinctive ways in which the influence of the Scottish diaspora overseas expressed itself was the formation of military units which identified with Scotland.This volume provides a comparative overview of the nineteenth century emergence of military Scottishness and explores how the construction and performance of Scottish military identity has evolved in different Commonwealth countries over the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In particular, it looks at the ways in which Scottish volunteer regiments variously sought to draw upon, align themselves with or, at certain key moments, redefine the assertions of martial identity which Highland regiments represented.Wendy Ugolini is a lecturer in British History at the University of Edinburgh. She specialises in the role of war in identity formation and has published on ethnicities in Second World War Britain and diasporic military Scottishness. She is author of Experiencing War as the 'Enemy Other': Italian Scottish Experience in World War II (2011) and the co-editor of Fighting for Britain? Negotiating Identities in Britain During the Second World War (2015).David Forsyth is a Principal Curator in the Scottish History & Archaeology Department, at National Museums Scotland. Along with Wendy Ugolini he has acted as Principal Investigator on the Royal Society of Edinburgh/Scottish Government Research Workshop. In 2014 he co-curated the exhibition Common Cause: Commonwealth Scots and the Great War at the National Museum of Scotland, also co-authoring the book of the same name.Cover image: Scottish Royal Standard, headquarters flag of D Company, 23rd Battalion New Zealand Expeditionary Force, flown during the Battle of Crete, 1941. This unit recruited from Otago, a region of New Zealand settled by Scots. The standard had been preserved by partisans throughout the German occupation.

Author Biography

David Forsyth is affiliated with National Museums Scotland. Wendy Ugolini is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh.

Table of Contents

List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword,Thomas M Devine; Introduction: A Global Force: War, Identities and Scotland's Diaspora, David Forsyth and Wendy Ugolini; Part 1; 1. Military Scotland in the age of proto-globalisation, c.1690 to c.1815, Andrew Mackillop; 2. Forging Nationhood: Scottish imperial identity and the construction of nationhood in the Dominions, 1880-1914, Edward Spiers; 3. The Scottish Soldier and Scotland 1914-1918, Hew Strachan; Part 2; 4. Performing Scottishness in England: forming and dressing the London Scottish Volunteer Rifles; Stuart Allan; 5. Canada, Military Scottishness, and the First World War, Jeff Noakes; 6. "A military fervour akin to religious fanaticism": Scottish military identity in the Australian Imperial Force, Craig Tibbitts; 7. South Africa and Scotland in the First World War, Jonathan Hyslop; 8. Ng?ti T?matauenga and the Kilties: New Zealand's ethnic military Traditions, Se

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A comparative study of Scotland's global military diaspora, focusing on the impact of the Great War.

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A comparative study of Scotland's global military diaspora, focusing on the impact of the Great War Between the 1820s and 1914 over two million people emigrated from Scotland, settling primarily in North America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. One of the most distinctive ways in which the influence of the Scottish diaspora overseas expressed itself was the formation of military units which identified with Scotland. This volume provides a comparative overview of the nineteenth century emergence of military Scottishness and explores how the construction and performance of Scottish military identity has evolved in different Commonwealth countries over the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In particular, it looks at the ways in which Scottish volunteer regiments variously sought to draw upon, align themselves with or, at certain key moments, redefine the assertions of martial identity which Highland regiments represented. Key Features Develops a critical understanding of the complex connections between Scotland and its diasporic communities, addressing wider questions of ethnicity, identity and national belonging Provides five conceptual case studies of how Scottish diaspora in different parts of the Commonwealth embraced or rejected Scottish military culture in forging their identities: England; North America; South Africa; Australia & New Zealand Weaves the story of Scotland's global diaspora through the emergent national narratives of Commonwealth nations Looks at the operation of 'military Scottishness' in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries

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Develops a critical understanding of the complex connections between Scotland and its diasporic communities, addressing wider questions of ethnicity, identity and national belonging Provides five conceptual case studies of how Scottish diaspora in different parts of the Commonwealth embraced or rejected Scottish military culture in forging their identities: England; North America; South Africa; Australia & New Zealand Weaves the story of Scotland's global diaspora through the emergent national narratives of Commonwealth nations Looks at the operation of 'military Scottishness' in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries

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A comparative study of Scotland's global military diaspora, focusing on the impact of the Great War Develops a critical understanding of the complex connections between Scotland and its diasporic communities, addressing wider questions of ethnicity, identity and national belonging Provides case studies of how Scottish diaspora in different parts of the Commonwealth (England, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand) embraced or rejected Scottish military culture in forging their identities

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Diaspora and migration studies, war studies, social and cultural history at UK history departments now host specialist centres on this subject area including: The Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies, University of Edinburgh The Centre for Scottish Studies, University of Guelph The Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, University of Otago The Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies, University of Aberdeen Celtic and Scottish Studies, Edinburgh Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies, University of Glasgow.

Details ISBN1474429300 Author David Forsyth Publisher Edinburgh University Press Year 2017 ISBN-10 1474429300 ISBN-13 9781474429306 Format Paperback Media Book Pages 288 Short Title A Global Force Language English Subtitle War, Identities and Scotland's Diaspora Edited by Ugolini, Wendy DEWEY 909.049163 Publication Date 2017-07-31 UK Release Date 2017-07-31 Imprint Edinburgh University Press Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2017-07-31 AU Release Date 2017-11-07 We've got this

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