The Bubble on the Periphery
Scotland and the South Sea Bubble
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10490688 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Walsh (0000-0003-3574-6809, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 106-124 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scottish historical review/ The Scottish historical review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-9241 • E-ISSN: 1750-0222 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/shr.2012.0073 |
| OpenAlex | W1984321690 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
The South Sea bubble of 1720 has traditionally been seen as a London-centric event, with its impact on the British peripheries of Ireland and Scotland being largely ignored. This article examines the Scottish context of the bubble, looking at Scottish investment in London, the reactions of Scots to the rise and fall of the Company, and its impact on Scottish projects and schemes. Drawing on a range of manuscript and printed sources, and through the exploration of individual case studies, this article demonstrates that the Scottish experience of the financial revolution extended beyond the collapse of the Darien project and the Act of Union. The findings presented here suggest a need to revisit both the historiography of the bubble and the financial history of post-Union Scotland
Archaeology · Art · Bubble · Context (archaeology · Economic history · Ethnology · Historiography · Investment (military · Mechanics · Northern ireland · Political science · Politics · Scots · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |