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Emigration and the Labouring Poor
Robin F. Haines
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Description for Emigration and the Labouring Poor
Paperback. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTQ; JFFN; JHBL; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 527.
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
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
Number of Pages
397
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349257065
SKU
V9781349257065
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99-15
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