Migration and Empire

by Marjory Harper and Stephen Constantine

Book Overview

Migration and Empire provides a unique comparison of the motives, means, and experiences of three main flows of empire migrants. During the nineteenth century, the proportion of UK migrants heading to empire destinations, especially to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, increased substantially and remained high. These migrants included so-called 'surplus women' and 'children in need', shipped overseas to ease perceived social problems at home. Empire...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199250936
• ISBN13: 9780199250936
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"