Publication Date
2011
Publication Details
Prentis, M. (2011). 'It's a long way to the bottom': The insignificance of 'the Scots' in Australia. Immigrants and Minorities,29(2), 195-219. United Kingdom: Routledge. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/02619288.2011.577597
Abstract
Australian historians have been reluctant to recognize the significance of Scottish immigration and immigrants. And, until relatively recently, Scottish historians were also indifferent, possibly because Canada and New Zealand seemed more Scottish. It is thus worthwhile to ponder the ways in which Australian (and Scottish) historians have approached Scottish migration to and settlement in Australia. Neglected aspects of the Scottish experience in Australia are exposed and overexposed aspects questioned. Some of the former include the twentieth century, radical politics, sport and popular music; the latter include the nineteenth century, God and Mammon. Despite the alleged invisibility of ‘the Scots’ in Australia as a group, Scots have consistently been very visible.
School/Institute
School of Arts
Document Type
Journal Article
Access Rights
ERA Access