Emigration and the labouring poor: australian recruitment in britain and ireland, 1831–60
Auteur :
Haines, Robin F.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9780333660492
Date de publication :
18 juin 1997
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Drawing on analysis of the origins, occupations, literacy, and mobilization of emigrants recruited in the UK on behalf of colonial legislatures, this work demonstrates how a variety of factors combined to increase the opportunities for underemployed rural and domestic workers, from 1831 to 1860.