Uprooted : the Shipment of Poor Children to Canada, 1867-1917.

This book explores the economic, religious, political and personal forces that led to some 80,000 British children being sent to Canada between 1867 and 1915 and provides a vivid look at one aspect of the history of child welfare practices.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parker, Professor Emeritus Roy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Policy Press, 2008.
Temas:
Home children (Canadian immigrants)
Immigrant children > Canada > History.
Orphans > Canada > History.
British > Canada > History.
Enfants abandonnés britanniques (Immigrants canadiens)
Enfants immigrants > Canada > Histoire.
Britanniques > Canada > Histoire.
British
Emigration and immigration
Immigrant children
Orphans
Canada > Emigration and immigration > History.
Great Britain > Emigration and immigration > History.
Canada > Émigration et immigration > Histoire.
Canada
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Uprooted; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1. The Background; 2. Early Initiatives; 3. Checks and Balances; 4. The Issue of Inspection; 5. The Second Wave of Organised Protestant Child Emigration; 6. The Catholic Response; 7. The 'Unorganised' Emigrationists; 8. Canadian Demand for Child Labour; 9. Canadian Opposition to Child Immigration; 10. The Management of the Opposition in Canada; 11. The Reformatories and Industrial Schools; 12. What Befell the Children; 13. Parents' Rights, Consent and Legislation; 14. Into the Twentieth Century.
  • 15. Explanation and AssessmentNotes; References; Index.

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