Highland Heritage: Scottish Americans in the American South

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UNC Press Books, 2001 - Social Science - 256 pages
Each year, tens of thousands of people flock to Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, and to more than two hundred other locations across the country to attend Scottish Highland Games and Gatherings. There, kilt-wearing participants compete in athletics,
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Highlandism and Scottish Identity The Origins of Contemporary Ethnic Expression
17
Scottish Heritage and Revival in North Carolina
45
Kith and Clan in the ScottishAmerican Community
68
The Brigadoon of the ScottishAmerican Community Scottish Highland Games and Gatherings
99
Heritage Pilgrimage and a Sense for Scottish Places
127
Warrior Scots
153
Scottish Heritage Southern Style
181
Conclusion
204
Appendix
211
Glossary
213
Notes
217
Bibliography
235
Index
251
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About the author (2001)

Celeste Ray is associate professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. She has published four previous books, including Highland Heritage: Scottish Americans in the American South (from the University of North Carolina Press).

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