This book highlights how the Catholic population participated in the extension of citizenship in Scotland and considers Catholicism's transition from an underground and isolated church to a multi-faceted institution by taking a critical look at gender, ethnicity and class. It prioritises the role of women in the transformation and modernization of Catholic culture and represents a radical departure from the traditional perception of the church as an institution on the fringes of Scotland's religious and civic landscape. It examines how Catholicism participated in constructions of national...

Reveals the importance of social networks and identities to defining Highland Scots' engagements with Empire and its lasting legacies A central, reliable and readable reference point for study of a topic that will interest a wide range of scholars and the reading public internationally Individual chapters that will suit individual specialisms, while still being accessible to readers from other disciplines/professions Innovative and topical commentaries which are highly readable, provocative and agenda-setting Important (re)considerations of neglected and/or understudied perspectives and...