Crossings : the great transatlantic migrations, 1870-1914
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Crossings : the great transatlantic migrations, 1870-1914
Indiana University Press, 1995
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"First paperback edition 1995"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [198]-223) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"Nugent's study, well illustrated and documented . . . will become a must for courses on migration history." -Dirk Hoerder, International Migration Review
"A brilliant analysis of a critical chapter of migration history." -Ira Glazier, American Historical Review
"Nugent's work is the ideal-the only-narrative companion to any quantitative analysis of late-nineteenth century population movements in the Atlantic economy." -Journal of Economic History
"In terms of synthesizing existing literature and extending comparisons across boundaries, Nugent offers a shining example for both students and established scholars." -Journal of Interdisciplinary History
Table of Contents
Part I: The Atlantic Region and Its Population
1. What This Book Is About
2. The Atlantic Region in the Late Nineteenth Century
3. Fertility and Mortality
4. Migration: General Patterns and Motives
Part II: The European Donors
Introduction
5. Britain (Englant-Wales and Scotland)
6. Ireland
7. Scandinavia
8. The German Empire
9. Austria-Hungary and Russia, Jews and Poles
10. Italy
11. Spain and Portugal
Part III: The American Receivers
Introduction
12. Argentina
13. Brazil
14. Canada
15. United States of America
16. Modernization, Transition, and Exceptionalism
Notes, List of Works Cited and Consulted, Index
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