Migration And Mobility In Britain Since The Eighteenth Century

by Colin Pooley, Jean Turnbull

Overview

Poplulation migration is one of the demographic and social processes which have structured the British economy and society over the last 250 years. It affects individuals, families, communities, places, economic and social structures and governments. This book examines the pattern and process of migration in Britain over the last three centuries. Using late 1990s research and data, the authors have shed light on migrations patterns including internal migration and movement overseas, its impact on social and economic change, and highlights differences by gender, age, family, position, socio-economic status and other variables.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857288674
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/27/1998
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Pooley, Colin; Turnbull, Jean

Table of Contents

Introduction: why study migration? How to study migration in the past; where people moved - the spatial and temporal patterns of internal migration in Britain; the role towns play in the migration process; migration, employment and the labour market; migration, family structures and the life course; migration and the housing market; migration as a response to crisis and disruption; overseas migration, emigrations and return migration; the role of migration in social, economic and cultural change; conclusion - a broader perspective on migration and mobility in Britain.