Being English In Scotland

This investigation reveals how a massive influx of English settlers has unobtrusively formed Scotland's most significant migrant community in modern times. The history of relations between England and Scotland is always passionate and often controversial. What is extraordinary is that the pervasive spread and influence of English migration north of the Border has been largely ignored until now.Using a range of different sources, including oral history contributions from English people living all over Scotland, the book explores how the English merged into and contributed to Scottish society in the second half of the 20th century. Many of the myths surrounding the English in Scotland are dispelled and what emerges instead is that the migratory experience has been extremely complex and multi-faceted in nature. The near invisible absorption of so many English-born migrants has far-reaching implications for the host communities at a local, regional and national level, as well as influencing Scotland's economy, its demography, culture and society. At a political and constitutional level, after a number of false starts, Scotland has gained some measure of devolved autonomy, and here English migrants have shown a range of fascinating responses in the reconstruction of their own identities.

Book Details

ISBN: 9780748618590
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication Date: 15 October 2003
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Pages: 208 p.