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1 online resource |
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Anthem studies in British history |
| Contents |
<P>Dedication; Acknowledgements; List of figures and tables; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Macro-history of migration; The Distinctive Scottish Diaspora, John M. MacKenzie; Religion and Convict Emigration: The Probation System in Australia, Hilary M. Carey; Cypriot Emigration, 1820s-1930s : Economic Motivations within Local and Global Migration Patterns, Andrekos Varnava; British Colonial Migration in the Nineteenth Century: The Short Route, Bernard Porter; Part II: Micro-history of migration; A controversial Scottish pioneer in New Zealand: James MacAndrew and the identity of Otago, Marjory Harper; 'Empire made me?': English Lower Middle-Class Migrants and Expatriates, 1860-1930, James A. Hammerton; Irish immigrants and the middle class in colonial New Zealand 1890-1910, Jim McAloon; 'We Shall Have A Fine Holiday': Imperial Sentiment, Unemployment and the 1928 Miner-Harvester Scheme to Canada, Kent Fedorowich; Notes on contributors; Index.</p> |
| Summary |
This memorial book honours the legacy of Eric Richards's work in an interplay of academic essays and personal accounts of Eric Richards. Following the Eric Richards methodology, it combines micro- and macro-perspectives of British migration history and covers topics such as diasporas, religious, labour and wartime migrations |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography-Chapter 8 'Empire Made Me?'-Notes-Bibliography-Chapter 9 Irish Immigrants and the Middle Class in Colonial New Zealand, 1890-1910-Notes-Bibliography-Chapter 10 'We Shall have a Fine Holiday'-Economic Salvation through Migration?-The Miners Respond in Droves-Dashed Hopes and Harsh Realities-Conclusion-Notes-Bibliography-End Matter-Notes on Contributors-Index |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain -- Victorian Era (1837-1901)
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HISTORY -- Social History.
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HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
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Emigration and immigration
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- History
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ruiz, Marie.
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| ISBN |
9781785275197 |
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1785275194 |
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9781785275180 |
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1785275186 |
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