Across the North Sea : the impact of the Dutch Republic on international labour migration, c. 1550-1850 / Jelle van Lottum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lottum, Jelle von.

Series:

Close encounters with the Dutch.

Close encounters with the Dutch

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Netherlands--Emigration and immigration--History.

Netherlands.

North Sea--Emigration and immigration--History.

North Sea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Aksant, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Daily life in the early modern North Sea region was largely subject to international forces. International developments like wars, trade and changing religion trickled through all layers of society, and almost everyone enjoyed or suffered from the consequences. People, however, also came in direct contact with the outer world: they moved to another country, and did so in great numbers. The centre of attention for most international migrants from the North Sea region was the Dutch Republic. From 1550 to 1800 this small confederation of provinces attracted hundreds of thousands of foreigners to

Contents:

Across the North Sea; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 | Migrationin the NorthSea region,1550-1800: an assessment; 2 | The North Sea migration system; 3 | Comparing the two cores Migration to the Netherlands and England compared; 4 | Changing opportunities Labour market change and migration to the Netherlands; 5 | Two waves of mass migration Early modern and nineteenth century migration compared; Conclusions; Appendix I Estimate of the size of emigration in the North Sea region; Appendix II Six cross-sections of the Dutch maritime labour market

Appendix III Estimate of the foreign workforce in the different branches of the Dutch maritime labour marketAppendix IV Urbanization in the North Sea region,1600-1800; Summary in Dutch; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-25951-6

9786613259516

90-485-2107-6

OCLC:

751963320