Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Notes on the Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- A Tribute to Sir Tom Devine
- 1 Introduction-Global Migrations: The Scottish Diaspora since 1600
- 2 ‘As Hewers of Wood, and Drawers of Water’: Scotland as an Emigrant Nation, c. 1600 to c. 1800
- 3 ‘You Have Only Seen the Fortunate Few and Draw Your Conclusion Accordingly’: Behavioural Economics and the Paradox of Scottish Emigration
- 4 Scottish Diasporas and Africa
- 5 ‘Have the Scotch no Claim upon the Cherokee?’ Scots, Indians and Scots Indians in the American South
- 6 Conflicts of Interest, Crises of Conscience: Scots and Aboriginal People in Eastern Australia, 1830s–1861
- 7 The Importance of Scottish Origins in the Nineteenth Century: James Taylor and Ceylon Tea
- 8 ‘Our Old World Diff'rences are Dead’: The Scottish Migrant Military Tradition in the British Dominions during the First World War
- 9 ‘Part of my Heritage’: Ladies’ Pipe Bands, Associational Culture and ‘Homeland’ Identities in the Scottish Diaspora
- 10 Understanding Scottishness among Sojourners, Settlers and Descendants in Hong Kong and New Zealand
- 11 Encountering an Imaginary Heritage: Roots Tourism and the Scottish Diaspora
- 12 Home is where the Heart is: Affinity Scots in the Scottish Diaspora
- 13 What Scottish Diaspora?
- 14 Afterword
- Index
A Tribute to Sir Tom Devine
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 September 2017
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Notes on the Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- A Tribute to Sir Tom Devine
- 1 Introduction-Global Migrations: The Scottish Diaspora since 1600
- 2 ‘As Hewers of Wood, and Drawers of Water’: Scotland as an Emigrant Nation, c. 1600 to c. 1800
- 3 ‘You Have Only Seen the Fortunate Few and Draw Your Conclusion Accordingly’: Behavioural Economics and the Paradox of Scottish Emigration
- 4 Scottish Diasporas and Africa
- 5 ‘Have the Scotch no Claim upon the Cherokee?’ Scots, Indians and Scots Indians in the American South
- 6 Conflicts of Interest, Crises of Conscience: Scots and Aboriginal People in Eastern Australia, 1830s–1861
- 7 The Importance of Scottish Origins in the Nineteenth Century: James Taylor and Ceylon Tea
- 8 ‘Our Old World Diff'rences are Dead’: The Scottish Migrant Military Tradition in the British Dominions during the First World War
- 9 ‘Part of my Heritage’: Ladies’ Pipe Bands, Associational Culture and ‘Homeland’ Identities in the Scottish Diaspora
- 10 Understanding Scottishness among Sojourners, Settlers and Descendants in Hong Kong and New Zealand
- 11 Encountering an Imaginary Heritage: Roots Tourism and the Scottish Diaspora
- 12 Home is where the Heart is: Affinity Scots in the Scottish Diaspora
- 13 What Scottish Diaspora?
- 14 Afterword
- Index
Summary
NO SCOTTISH HISTORIAN HAS ever had as prominent a profile as Tom Devine. And it is a profile that is as high among the Scottish public (and further afield) as it is in academia, for he has never pursued his historical activity in an ivory tower. He has always been a fully involved scholar, organically connected to the culture and society that produced him. This helps to explain why he can additionally be described as the most influential modern historian of his generation. That influence can be identified in at least four significant dimensions:
• in the writing of academic history of the highest quality
• in the raising of funds and the creation of major research institutes to develop, direct and release the research of others
• in the public presentation of Scottish history both within and outside Scotland, inspiring a following usually found only in respect of popular writers
• in providing political and social commentary which brings historical perspectives to bear on current issues such as Scottish devolution and the 2014 independence referendum debate.
In the pursuit of all of these, Tom has been indefatigable in his involvement in public bodies; in delivering notable lectures not only in Scotland, but elsewhere in the United Kingdom as well as in Canada, the United States, New Zealand and throughout Europe; in writing in newspapers, recently particularly The Herald; and in media appearances on radio and on television. When we put into the mix highly influential positions in three Scottish universities (including a deputy principalship), adjunct professorships in both Canada and the United States, and a striking collection of prizes, medals, honours and honorary degrees from universities in Scotland and Northern Ireland, it becomes hard to believe that he has managed to cram it all into one career.
This tribute could very easily become a series of rather boring lists, for staggeringly long listings, all of them reflecting successfully accomplished projects and publications, constitute the bulk of Tom's curriculum vitae. Just to take the research topics he has undertaken, we find that they cover thirty-two themes.
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- Global MigrationsThe Scottish Diaspora since 1600, pp. 1 - 9Publisher: Edinburgh University PressPrint publication year: 2016