Mass Migration Under Sail - European Immigration to the Antebellum United States

Informationen zum Autor Raymond L. Cohn is Professor of Economics at Illinois State University. Over the last twenty years! he has written for the following journals: Explorations in Economic History! the Journal of Economic History! Social Science History! and the International Journal of Maritime History. Dr Cohn is also a member of the following associations! among others: the American Economic Association! the Economic History Association! and the International Maritime Economic History Association. Klappentext Dr Cohn provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic history of European immigration to the antebellum United States. Zusammenfassung Dr Cohn provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic history of European immigration to the antebellum United States! using and evaluating the available data as well as presenting fresh data. No other book examines so many different economic aspects of antebellum immigration. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. A unique period for immigration; 2. The onset and European origins of mass immigration; 3. The jump in immigrant volume around 1830; 4. Push, pull, and other factors in antebellum immigration; 5. Who were the immigrants?; 6. The trip from Europe to the United States; 7. The immigrants in the United States; 8. The effects of immigration on the United States; 9. The end of mass migration under sail.

Product details

• Authors: Raymond L. Cohn
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2009
• EAN: 9780521513227
• ISBN: 978-0-521-51322-7
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Economic history, c 1500 onwards to present day, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, History of the Americas, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples