Emigration from the British Isles : with special reference to the development of the overseas dominions / by W.A. Carrothers
1965, Second Edition. London : Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #430515
Physical description; xii, 328 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introductory: early settlement in Canada -- Introductory: early settlement in Australia -- Malthusianism and emigration -- Emigration in the Malthusian period, 1815-31 -- The Wakefield theory of colonisation -- The Wakefield theory in practice: Australia -- The Wakefield theory in practice: New Zealand -- Canada and the Durham report -- Social conditions affecting emigration in the Wakefield period, 1831-50 -- The Irish famine and Irish emigration -- The lull in emigration, 1850-78 -- Depression and emigration, 1878-97 -- Emigration and the unity of the empire, 1897-1914 -- The war and emigration, 1914-29 -- Special emigration problems: (A) Women, (B) Children, (C) Juveniles -- The migration problem to-day. Subjects; British colonies. Emigration and immigration. EMIGRATION. Single women Emigration 19th century. Emigration and immigration Economic aspects. Emigration and immigration Social aspects.
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