Emigration and the labouring poor : Australian recruitment in Britain and Ireland, 1831-60 / Robin F. Haine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haines, Robin F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Australia--History--19th century.

Immigrants.

British--Australia--History--19th century.

British.

Emigration and immigration.

History.

Australia--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.

Australia.

Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xvi, 397 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan Press ; New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1997.

Summary:

Robin Haines has analysed the origins, occupations, literacy, and mobilization of emigrants recruited in the UK on behalf of colonial legislatures. Her exploration of strict selection procedures shows that the symbiosis between the clergy, empire-minded philanthropic societies, and parishes, which combined to fund the emigrants' considerable pre-departure expenses, increased the opportunities for underemployed rural and domestic workers during an era of farm rationalization and industrial restructuring. Although poor, hybrid state and private funding enabled them to relocate to Australia where their skills were in demand.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-383) and index.

ISBN:

0333660498

0312174691

OCLC:

36407891