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Emigration and the Labouring Poor
- Australian Recruitment in Britain and Ireland, 1831–60
Engelsk
Bogcover for Emigration and the Labouring Poor af Robin F. Haines, 9781349257065
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
397
ISBN-13:
9781349257065
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1349257060
Udg. Dato:
12 sep 1997
Størrelse i cm:
21,6 x 14,0
Oplagsdato:
12 sep 1997
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Emigration and the Labouring Poor

- Australian Recruitment in Britain and Ireland, 1831–60
Engelsk
Paperback 1997
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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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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
397
ISBN-13:
9781349257065
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1349257060
Udg. Dato:
12 sep 1997
Størrelse i cm:
21,6 x 14,0
Oplagsdato:
12 sep 1997
Forfatter(e):
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