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Clans: from kinship to capitalism - Part two

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland's History and Nature

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Transformation of Clans and Cultural Romanticism in Scotland

This chapter examines the profound changes in clan structures in Scotland due to 18th-century migration and commercialization. It highlights the economic challenges that led to increased emigration from the Highlands, the romanticization of Highland culture, and the emergence of Highland regiments as symbols of identity within the British Empire.

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