Hesse Warrior dreams

Playing Scotsmen in mainland Europe
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-84779-917-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten

Presents new insights on Scotland’s international image at the beginning of the twenty-first century

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hesse, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Scots of Europe
1. Context: playing the past
2. The Scottish dreamscape: formation
3. The Scottish dreamscape: spread
4. Marching Scots: pipe bands
5. Only the strong: Highland Games
6. Our Scottish past: commemorations
7. Régiments du passé: re- enactment
8. Homecomings: finding neverland
9. Who’s like us? Scotland as a site of memory
Conclusion: Warrior dreams
Appendix A: Tables
Appendix B: Sample questionnaire
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Hesse David:
David Hesse holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh and now works as a political correspondent for a Swiss daily newspaper in Washington D.C.David Hesse holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh and now works as a political correspondent for a Swiss daily newspaper in Washington D.C.