Migrants and Urban Change

Newcomers to Antwerp, 1760-1860
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-85196-646-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 661 g

Reihe: Perspectives in Economic and Social History

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Winter, Anne

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Anne Winter