Artisans Abroad - British Migrant Workers in Industrialising Europe, 1815-1870

Between 1815 and 1870, when European industrialisation was in its infancy and Britain enjoyed a technological lead, thousands of British workers emigrated to the continent, where they played a key role in several sectors, like textiles, iron, mechanics, and the railways throughout the Industrial Revolution.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: 'Taking their labour and art to the best market': The Political Economy of British Emigration to the Continent


• 2: 'The three pricipal manufactories at Paris are conducted by Englishmen': The Sectors of Workers' Emigration


• 3: The Gender of Migration: Women, Children, and Textiles across the Channel


• 4: 'Not one of us [...] is able to speak more than a few words of the language': Language, Cultural Practices, and Religion


• 5: 'Driven from his native land to seek employment under a foreign despotism': Associations, Unions, and Continental Chartism


• 6: 'A bas les Anglais!': Integration and Rejection


• Conclusion

About the author

Fabrice Bensimon is a historian of the nineteenth century based at Sorbonne Université.

Summary

Between 1815 and 1870, when European industrialisation was in its infancy and Britain enjoyed a technological lead, thousands of British workers emigrated to the continent, where they played a key role in several sectors, like textiles, iron, mechanics, and the railways throughout the Industrial Revolution.

Additional text

The book is very much situated within labour history and builds upon developments in the field. However, it is also much more than this, incorporating methodologies from social and cultural history as well as migration studies. Bensimon aims to move away from the traditional accounts of industrial magnates and capital and instead uncover the experiences of 'the workers themselves'.

Product details

• Authors: Fabrice Bensimon, Fabrice (Historian of the Nineteenth Cen Bensimon, Fabrice (Professor in British History Bensimon
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.2023
• EAN: 9780198835844
• ISBN: 978-0-19-883584-4
• No. of pages: 302
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history