Why are there so many Italian hairdressers and Chinese restaurants in Glasgow?
Who's more Glaswegian: an Irishman, a Highlander or a Pole?
Whose city is this anyway?

In this insightful second edition, Mary Edward traces the history of immigration to Glasgow over the past 200 years. From Highlanders to exiled Jews and asylum seekers, migrants to Glasgow have infused the city with a truly unique local colour. With penetrating social analysis and an impressive assemblage of historical artefacts, Edward weaves a vivid tapestry of the many peoples and cultures that have created contemporary Glasgow.

The staggering diversity of languages, religions and ethnicities is no new phenomenon in this city on the Clyde. Today's Glaswegians are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of yesterday's emigrants, all of whom have chosen this great Scottish melting pot as their own and all of whom now belong to Glasgow.