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Receiving Erin's children : Philadelphia, Liverpool, and the Irish famine migration, 1845-1855 / J. Matthew Gallman.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gallman, J. Matthew (James Matthew)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Irish Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.
- Irish Americans.
- Immigrants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.
- Immigrants.
- Irish--England--Liverpool--History--19th century.
- Irish.
- Immigrants--England--Liverpool--History--19th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Ireland--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.
- Ireland.
- Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852.
- Liverpool (England)--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.
- Liverpool (England).
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions--19th century.
- Liverpool (England)--Social conditions--19th century.
- Emigration and Immigration--history.
- Social Conditions--history.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Social conditions.
- England--Liverpool.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Medical Subjects:
- Emigration and Immigration--history.
- Social Conditions--history.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 306 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2000.
- Summary:
- "This is not a traditional study of the Irish famine migrants; rather, it is a comparative analysis of how two of the most important host cities - Liverpool and Philadelphia - responded to emerging policy dilemmas in the midst of the Irish famine"--Acknowledgments.
- Contents:
- Ch. 1. Immigrants and Hosts
- Ch. 2. Migration and Reception
- Ch. 3. Poverty, Philanthropy, and Poor Relief
- Ch. 4. Hospitals, Cholera, and Medical Care
- Ch. 5. Environmental Reform
- Ch. 6. Sectarian Conflicts: Churches and Schools
- Ch. 7. Street Violence and the Pursuit of Public Order.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Institute Library and Archives.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Gallman, J. Matthew (James Matthew). Receiving Erin's children.
- ISBN:
- 0807825344
- 9780807825341
- 080784845X
- 9780807848456
- OCLC:
- 42022374
- Online:
- Book review (H-Net)
- Book review (H-Net)
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