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Sally Rooney - Scotland and Poland - 9781906566272 - V9781906566272
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Scotland and Poland

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Description for Scotland and Poland Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Devine, Tom; Hesse, David Maria. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DVP; 3J; HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358. Historical Encounters 1500-2010. 224 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Devine, Tom; Hesse, David Maria. 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. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DVP; 3J; HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; JPS. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight: 354.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Donald
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906566272
SKU
V9781906566272
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2

About Sally Rooney
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 ... Read more

Reviews for Scotland and Poland
'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

Goodreads reviews for Scotland and Poland


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