The first full-length book to deal with Scottish emigration to South Africa and the resulting conflicts and relationships with African peoples. Deals with exploration, scientific endeavour, military campaigns, Christian missions, western education, intellectual institutions and the professions, technology, business, commerce and journalism.

John MacKenzie is Professor Emeritus at Lancaster University and Hon. Professor at St Andrews, Aberdeen and Stirling Universities, and Hon. Fellow at Edinburgh University.

1. Introduction: Imperialism and identities
2. The Scots presence at the Cape
3. Radicals, Evangelicals, the Scottish Enlightenment and Cape colonial autocracy
4. Scots missions and the frontier
5. Continuing migration to Natal, Cape and Transvaal
6. Professionals: the Church and education
7. The professionals: the environment, medicine, business, and radicals
8. Maintaining Scots identity
9. Conclusion
Index