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This study explores the economic, religious, political and personal forces that led to some 80,000 British children being sent to Canada between 1867 and 1915. How did this come about? What were the motives and methods of the people involved? Why did it come to an end? What effects did it have on th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parker, R. A. (Roy Alfred), 1931-
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.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Children's Studies.
British.
Emigration and immigration.
Immigrant children.
Orphans.
Canada > Emigration and immigration > History.
Great Britain > Emigration and immigration > History.
Canada.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This study explores the economic, religious, political and personal forces that led to some 80,000 British children being sent to Canada between 1867 and 1915. How did this come about? What were the motives and methods of the people involved? Why did it come to an end? What effects did it have on the children involved and what eventually became of them?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847422903
184742290X

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