ISBN:
9004276742
,
9789004276741
Language:
English
Pages:
X, 567 Seiten
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Diagramme
Series Statement:
Studies in global social history volume 33
Series Statement:
Studies in global migration history volume 11
DDC:
940.2
Keywords:
Geschichte 1820-1911
;
Migration
;
Großbritannien
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
On account of its remarkable reach as well as its variety of schemes and features, migration in the Victorian era is a paramount chapter of the history of worldwide migrations and diasporas. Indeed, Victorian Britain was both a land of emigration and immigration. International Migrations in the Victorian Era covers a wide range of case studies to unveil the complexity of transnational circulations and connections in the 19th century. Combining micro- and macro-studies, this volume looks into the history of the British Empire, 19th century international migration networks, as well as the causes and consequences of Victorian migrations and how technological, social, political, and cultural transformations, mainly initiated by the Industrial Revolution, considerably impacted on people’s movements. It presents a history of migration grounded on people, structural forces and migration processes that bound societies together. Rather than focussing on distinct territorial units, International Migrations in the Victorian Era balances different scales of analysis: individual, local, regional, national and transnational.
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