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Exodus from Cardiganshire : Rural-Urban Migration in Victorian Britain.
Was migration from Victorian Cardiganshire simply a flight from rural poverty? This book relates the rate and timing of the outward movements from the county in the nineteenth century to the prevailing social and economic conditions. It provides insights into the motivations for and factors involved...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cardiff :
University of Wales Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Studies in Welsh history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Series editors' foreword; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviation; Introduction; Nineteenth-century Cardiganshire: its economyand society; The role of the lead-mining industry; The decision to move; Rural out-migration trends: the census evidence; The move to south Wales; The lure of London; The move to Liverpool and the north-west; Emigration; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.