{"title":"Esther Breitenbach","description":"\u003cp\u003eEsther Breitenbach’s works delve into the intricate social and historical fabric of Scotland, exploring themes of empire, society, and the role of women. Her writing offers a detailed examination of Scottish identity and the forces shaping its evolution over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful analysis rooted in history, blending scholarly research with accessible narratives. Breitenbach’s books are essential for those interested in understanding the complexities of Scottish society and its broader historical contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"empire-and-scottish-society-by-esther-breitenbach-9781399563529","title":"Empire and Scottish Society","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book examines how participation in the British Empire shaped constructions of Scottish national identity. It makes an important contribution to our understanding of 19th-century and early 20th-century Scottish society through its original use of a wide range of primary sources, and covers new ground in its assessment of the impact of empire at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEsther Breitenbach shows how, in the course of the 19th century, Scots acquired a knowledge of empire and voiced opinions on imperial administration and on imperialism itself through philanthropic and religious, learned and scientific, and imperial propagandist activities. She explores the role that the foreign mission movement of the leading Presbyterian churches played in creating a vision of empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on Edinburgh as a case study, she discusses the social basis of support for the movement, including the increasingly prominent role played by women. Through analysing writings by and about missionaries in the missionary and secular press, \u003cem\u003eEmpire and Scottish Society\u003c\/em\u003e asks how the foreign mission movement came to be a source of national pride, and provides new insights into the shaping of Scottish national identity and its relationship to the concept of Britishness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934001676524,"sku":"9781399563529","price":87.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399563529-empire-and-scottish-society.jpg?v=1783889228"},{"product_id":"scottish-women-by-karly-kehoe-9781399563680","title":"Scottish Women","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wide range of source materials from across Scotland, \u003cem\u003eScottish Women\u003c\/em\u003e provides new insights into women's attitudes towards the society in which they lived, and how they negotiated their identities within private and public life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrganised in thematic chapters, it moves from the private and intimate experiences of sexuality, health, and sickness to Scotswomen's migrations across the British empire, illustrating many facets of women's lives—domesticity and waged work, defiance of law and convention, religious faith and respectability, political action and public influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA range of fascinating and rich source material sheds new light on the lives of women across Scotland throughout the long nineteenth century, demonstrating the pervasiveness of discourses of appropriate feminine behaviour, but also women's subversion of this. It raises challenging questions for researchers about the identification of women's voices, where these have been muted by class, religion, or ethnicity, while at the same time providing a methodology for uncovering these.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThought-provoking and innovative, this text will prove an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and researchers. It will enable them to discover new ways of understanding the Scottish past and serve as a guide to redressing the gender imbalance of historical narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934206181612,"sku":"9781399563680","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399563680-scottish-women.jpg?v=1783905703"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/esther-breitenbach.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}