Migrants and Urban Change - Newcomers to Antwerp, 1760-1860

Taking the Belgian city of Antwerp as a case-study, this book argues that the direction of nineteenth century societal change was such as to make some groups of people better suited to reap the benefits of new opportunities.

List of contents

Acknowledgements, List of Figures, Introduction, 1 Explaining Migration, 2 Migration in the Urban Transition, 3 Migration to a Regional Textile Centre, 1760–1800, 4 Migration to a Port in the Making, 1800–1860, 5 Circuits, Networks and Trajectories, Conclusions, Appendix I: Source Materials, Samples and Classifications, Appendix II: Additional Tables pertaining to Chapters 3–5, Notes, Works Cited, Index

About the author

Anne Winter

Product details

• Authors: Anne Winter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138665132
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66513-2
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Perspectives in Economic and Social History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, HISTORY / Europe / Western, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Economic history