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1 online resource (xii, 329 pages) : maps |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: Europeans on the Move, 1500-1800 / Bernard Bailyn -- 2. The Medieval Background / Seymour Phillips -- 3. The First Transatlantic Transfer: Spanish Migration to the New World, 1493-1810 / Nicolas Sanchez-Albornoz -- 4. English Migration into and across the Atlantic during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries / Nicholas Canny -- 5. Scottish Emigration in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries / T.C. Smout, N.C. Landsman and T.M. Devine -- 6. The Irish Diaspora of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries / L.M. Cullen -- 7. The Netherlands, the Dutch, and Long-Distance Migration in the Late Sixteenth to Early Nineteenth Centuries / Jan Lucassen -- 8. Transatlantic Migration from the German-Speaking Parts of Central Europe, 1600-1800: Proportions, Structures, and Explanations / Georg Fertig -- 9. Manon's Fellow Exiles: Emigration from France to North America before 1763 / Peter Moogk -- 10. In Search of a Better Home? European Overseas Migration, 1500-1800 / Nicholas Canny |
| Summary |
"This book considers the phenomenon of European migration during the three centuries following the first Columbus voyage to America. A survey of the medieval background shows that Europeans were adept at long-distance travel in search of employment and opportunity, well before the encounter with America, and that some of these medieval adventurers had long been pressing beyond the perimeter of Europe. The ensuing essays reveal that established patterns of migration persisted well into the early modern period, and that the 'Discoveries' had merely added new and more exotic destinations to those already open to people in Europe who were forced to leave home to make careers for themselves. Though these studies focus on a range of countries, they collectively point to the fact that migration previous to the mid-eighteenth century more frequently led to an early death than to a quick fortune." "The conclusions that are drawn from the experiences of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, as well as from the Netherlands and Germany, demonstrate that the Spanish concentration upon America as the land of opportunity was exceptional. France, too, is shown to be exceptional because of the small number of emigrants it produced." "This is a wide-ranging and original exploration of early modern migration, which offers a useful summary of existing knowledge and makes an important contribution to the subject."--Jacket |
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Emigration History |
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Europe |
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"This volume arises from the work of the European Science Foundation's Network on the History of European Expansion." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-313) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Emigration and Immigration -- history
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Emigration and immigration
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Auswanderung
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Einwanderung
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Migratie (demografie)
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Europe -- Emigration and immigration -- History
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North America -- Emigration and immigration -- History
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America -- Emigration and immigration -- History
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America
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Europe
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North America
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Nordamerika
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Europa
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Canny, Nicholas, 1944- editor
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European Science Foundation. Network on the History of European Expansion.
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| ISBN |
9780191676147 |
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0191676144 |
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