Emigration From the United Kingdom to North America, 1763-1912

First Published in 1966. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Chapter I Preliminary Survey: 1763–1815; Chapter II Historical Survey: 1815–1912; Chapter III The Causes of Emigration; Chapter IV Unassisted and Assisted Emigration; Chapter V The Transport of Emigrants; Chapter VI Immigration Restrictions; Chapter VII The Reception of Immigrants; Chapter VIII The Destination of British Emigrants; Chapter IX Land Systems Affecting the Immigrant in North America; Chapter X 1For the sake of continuity and comparison, it has been deemed inexpedient in this chapter to confine the subject-matter to the North American Continent. 2Emigration differs from colonisation in that the former suggests a movement from one land to another of people who intend to make their permanent homes in the country of reception, whilst the latter infers not only the idea of movement to a new country, but also settlement on the land, usually in considerable numbers within a circumscribed area (cf. ); Chapter XI The Emigration of Women; Chapter XII The Emigration of Children; Chapter XIII The Economic and Social Value of Emigration and Immigration; Chapter XIV Problems of Emigration;

About the author

Stanley Currie Johnson

Product details

• Authors: Stanley Currie Johnson, Johnson Stanley Currie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1966
• EAN: 9780714613284
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-1328-4
• No. of pages: 404
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, North America, Migration, immigration & emigration, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Migration, immigration and emigration, North America (USA and Canada), Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples