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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Irish emigrants and family history: a new approach
  • The context: Irish emigration and Stafford
  • Stafford's Irish families: the overall picture
  • Pathfinders: labouring families before the Famine
  • Refugees from the Famine
  • Labouring families in the Famine's aftermath, 1852 onwards
  • Lace curtain Irish? The families of craft, clerical and service workers
  • Old soldiers and their families
  • The Irish in the shoe trade
  • The forgotten Irish: entrepreneurs and professionals
  • Divergent paths: the conclusions to be drawn.

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