British Emigration, 1603-1914

by Alex Murdoch

The idea of Britain has been understood largely in terms of sectarian conflict and state formation, whereas emigration has most often been explored in terms of economic and social history. This book explores the relationship between two subjects normally studied in isolation, and includes emigration from Ireland as a social phenomenon which cannot be understood in isolation from modern British History, as well as the impact of British emigration on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333764919
• ISBN13: 9780333764916
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"