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This series showcases new research into the history of Scotland’s relationship with the Atlantic World and promote understanding of the present-day legacies of this past. It analyses how interactions between diverse Atlantic communities influenced the development of particular landscapes and regions, both in Scotland and on the other side of the ocean. It interrogates the ways in which these past interactions and developments continue to resonate with people today, as an aspect of their identity and a factor influencing their lives and life chances. Histories of the Scottish Atlantic reveal and explore the legacies of a complex past and advance understanding of how this at-once positive and negative heritage might be harnessed for the future development of communities on both sides of the Atlantic.
