Emigration and the Labouring Poor: Australian Recruitment in Britain and Ireland, 1831-60 - Couverture rigide

Haines, Robin F.

 
9780333660492: Emigration and the Labouring Poor: Australian Recruitment in Britain and Ireland, 1831-60
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ISBN 10 : 0333660498 ISBN 13 : 9780333660492
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 1997

Synopsis

Robin Haines has analysed the origins, occupations, literacy, and mobilization of emigrants recruited in the UK on behalf of colonial legislatures. Her exploration of strict selection procedures shows that the symbiosis between the clergy, empire-minded philanthropic societies, and parishes, which combined to fund the emigrants' considerable pre-departure expenses, increased the opportunities for underemployed rural and domestic workers during an era of farm rationalization and industrial restructuring. Although poor, hybrid state and private funding enabled them to relocate to Australia where their skills were in demand.

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Éditeur
Palgrave Macmillan
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0333660498
ISBN 13 
9780333660492
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
413
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9781349257065: Emigration and the Labouring Poor: Australian Recruitment in Britain and Ireland, 1831–60

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ISBN 10 :  1349257060 ISBN 13 :  9781349257065
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 1997
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