Divergent paths : family histories of Irish emigrants in Britain 1820-1920 /

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This book is unique in adopting a family history approach to Irish immigrants in nineteenth century Britain. It shows that the family was central to the migrants' lives and identities. The techniques of family and digital history are used for the first time to reveal the paths followed by a rep...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Herson, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Temas:
1800-1899
Irish > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Irish > Great Britain > Social conditions > 19th century.
Immigrant families > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Irlandais > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Irlandais > Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Familles immigrantes > Irlande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
British & Irish History.
Family & Relationships.
Migration, Immigration & Emigration.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Emigration and immigration
Immigrant families
Irish
Irish > Social conditions
Great Britain > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Great Britain
Ireland
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book is unique in adopting a family history approach to Irish immigrants in nineteenth century Britain. It shows that the family was central to the migrants' lives and identities. The techniques of family and digital history are used for the first time to reveal the paths followed by a representative body of Irish immigrant families, using the town of Stafford in the West Midlands as a case study. The book contains vital evidence about the lives of ordinary families. In the long term many intermarried with the local population, but others moved away and some simply died out. The book inve.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780719098338
0719098335
9781781708385
178170838X
9780719098321
0719098327

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