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Emigration and the Labouring Poor
Robin F. Haines
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Description for Emigration and the Labouring Poor
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 413 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFN; JHBL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
413
Condition
New
Number of Pages
397
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333660492
SKU
V9780333660492
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Reviews for Emigration and the Labouring Poor
'...a rich and detailed work, with much to say to scholars in a range of fields.' - Elizabeth Elbourne, Agricultural History