Emigration and the Labouring Poor - Australian Recruitment in Britain and Ireland, 1831-60 (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1997
First published:	1997
Authors:	Robin F Haines
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	397
Edition:	1997 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-333-66049-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship
LSN:	0-333-66049-8
Barcode:	9780333660492

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