5. The Emigration Experience

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. Figures, Tables and Maps iv
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Diaspora: Defining a Concept 16
6. SECTION ONE. THEMES
7. 3. Scotland: The Twa Lands 37
8. 4. Scottish Migrants: Numbers and Demographics 56
9. 5. The Emigration Experience 77
10. 6. Encounters with Indigenous Peoples 95
11. 7. Associational Culture 114
12. 8. Return Migration 132
13. SECTION TWO. GEOGRAPHIES
14. 9. Within the British and Irish Isles 153
15. 10. The United States 171
16. 11. Canada 188
17. 12. Africa 204
18. 13. Asia 222
19. 14. The Antipodes 239
20. Epilogue 257
21. Bibliography 263
22. Index 294