Emigration from Scotland Between the Wars

by Marjory Harper

Emigration from Scotland has always been very high. However, emigration from Scotland between the wars surpassed all records; more people emigrated than were born, leading to an overall population decline. Why was it so many people left?

Marjory Harper, whose knowledge is grounded in a deep understanding of the local records, maps out the many factors which worked together to cause this massive diaspora. After an opening section where the author...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719080460
• ISBN13: 9780719080463
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"