Agents of empire : British female migration to Canada and Australia, 1860s-1930 / Lisa Chilton.
Agents of empire : British female migration to Canada and Australia, 1860s-1930 / Lisa Chilton.
Agents of empire : British female migration to Canada and Australia, 1860s-1930 / Lisa Chilton.
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Publisher
Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2007.
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N305.48821/ 2
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 240 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. 'With this sign I conquer' : middle-class female emigrators and the management of imperial migration -- 2. Safe passage : narratives of women in transit -- 3. 'Grit and grace' : a new class of women for the colonies -- 4. Letters 'home' : female emigrants and the imperial family of women -- 5. We...
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Publisher
Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2007.
Place of Publication
Ontario
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
"The period between the 1860s and the 1920s witnessed a wave of female migration from Britain to Canada and Australia, much of which was managed by women. Agents of Empire explores the work of the women who promoted, managed, and ultimately transformed single British women's experiences of migration." "Agents of Empire highlights the aims and metho...
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Agents of empire : British female migration to Canada and Australia, 1860s-1930 / Lisa Chilton.
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Studies in gender and history ; 30.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-233) and index.
Time Period
w6x3
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Date Copyright
c2007.
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N305.48821/ 2
Record Identifier
74VKzM3lqG0X
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzM3lqG0X
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ISBN
0802094740 (pbk.)
9780802092748 (bound)
0802092748 (bound)
9780802094742 (pbk.)
DDC
305.48821071
MMS ID
991023390829702626
