Gold rush societies and migrant networks in the Tasman world /

"This book creatively explores the gold rushes in the Tasman World through an examination of the Otago gold rushes, revealing how transnational connections and local social and natural environments shaped colonial identities. The first monograph-length study on the Otago gold rushes and their p...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davy, Daniel (Associate professor of history) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
Series:Studies in British and Irish migration.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Gold mines and mining > New Zealand > Otago > History > 19th century.
Or > Mines et extraction > Nouvelle-Zélande > Otago > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Emigration and immigration
Gold mines and mining
New Zealand > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Ireland > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Irlande > Émigration et immigration > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Great Britain
Ireland
New Zealand
New Zealand > Otago
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Series Editors' Introduction
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • Editorial Notes
  • Map 1: The Tasman World
  • Map 2: The Otago Goldfields
  • Introduction
  • 1 'To Return Home with . . . Satisfaction and Pleasure': Home and Family Networks
  • 2 'A Great Many People I Know from Victoria': The Victorian Dimension of the Otago Gold Rushes
  • 3 Work and Environments
  • 4 Leisure Sites and Cultures
  • 5 'We Return Home in Glory': Chinese Networks and Gold Seeking in Otago
  • 6 'Monuments of Industry'? The Otago Gold Rushes in Public and Private Memory
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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