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Scotland and Poland Tom M. Devine

Scotland and Poland By Tom M. Devine

Scotland and Poland by Tom M. Devine


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Summary

This new title is a comprehensive study of the past 500 years of Scottish-Polish interaction, focussing primarily on early modern experiences of Scottish traders and diplomats and Polish presence in Scotland in the 20th century. This scholarly work will be of most value to students and researchers, and the Polish community in Scotland.

Scotland and Poland Summary

Scotland and Poland: Historical Encounters 1500-2010 by Tom M. Devine

This collection of essays explores more than five centuries of Scottish-Polish interactions. It focuses on the two main moments of contact: the early modern experiences of Scottish pedlars, merchants, mercenaries and diplomats in the Polish-Lithuanian commonA--wealth and the Polish presence in Scotland during the twentieth and early twenty-first century. The latter period includes the Polish military presence in Scotland during World War II and the new Polish migration to Scotland after Poland's accession to the European Union in 2004. The book will be of interest to students and researchers who focus on the boom subject of early modern Scottish emigration to the European continent, and also to more general readers outside the scholarly community. It will be of value to the Polish community in Scotland and to anyone interested in the joint history of these two countries.

Scotland and Poland Reviews

'In brief, this is a minor tour de force'

* Slavonic & East European Review *

'Solid scholarship'

* Institute of World Politics Journal *

'an important volume that begins to fill a remaining gap in our understanding of Scottish interaction with Europe'

* European Review of History *

About Tom M. Devine

Sir Tom Devine is the Sir William Fraser Professor Emeritus of Scottish History and Palaeography at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author or editor of more that forty books on Scottish historical studies and related fields. The only historian to be knighted by HM The Queen for services to the study of Scottish history, he has been described byThe Timesnewspaper as as close to a national bard as the nation has.

David Hesse holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh and currently works as a journalist for a leading Swiss newspaper.

Additional information

GOR004796735
9781906566272
1906566275
Scotland and Poland: Historical Encounters 1500-2010 by Tom M. Devine
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Donald Publishers Ltd
2011-02-22
224
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