Migration and mobility in Britain since the eighteenth century / Colin Pooley and Jean Turnbull.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pooley, Colin G., author.

Turnbull, Jean, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Migration, Internal--Great Britain--History.

Migration, Internal.

Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (415 p.)

Place of Publication:

2005.

London ; Bristol, Penn. : UCL Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Poplulation migration is one of the demographic and social processes which have structured the British economy and society over the last 250 years. It affects individuals, families, communities, places, economic and social structures and governments. This book examines the pattern and process of migration in Britain over the last three centuries. Using late 1990s research and data, the authors have shed light on migrations patterns including internal migration and movement overseas, its impact on social and economic change, and highlights differences by gender, age, family, position, socio-eco

Contents:

""BookCover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of figures""; ""List of tables""; ""CHAPTER 1 Introduction: why study migration?""; ""CHAPTER 2 How to study migration in the past ""; ""CHAPTER 3 Where people moved: the spatial and temporal pattern of internal migration in Britain ""; ""CHAPTER 4 The role of towns in the migration process""; ""CHAPTER 5 Migration, employment and the labour market""; ""CHAPTER 6 Migration, family structures and the life-course ""; ""CHAPTER 7 Migration and the housing market""

""CHAPTER 8 Migration as a response to crisis and disruption """"CHAPTER 9 Overseas migration, emigration and return migration ""; ""CHAPTER 10 The role of migration in social, economic and cultural change ""; ""CHAPTER 11 Conclusion: a broader perspective on migration and mobility in Britain ""; ""APPENDIX 1 ""; ""APPENDIX 2 ""; ""APPENDIX 3 ""; ""APPENDIX 4 ""; ""APPENDIX 5 ""; ""APPENDIX 6A""; ""APPENDIX 6B ""; ""APPENDIX 6C""; ""APPENDIX 6D ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed December 18, 2023).

ISBN:

9786610224678

9781135358693

1135358699

9781135358709

1135358702

9781280224676

1280224673

9780203976548

0203976541

OCLC:

475969331