| Crossings: The Great Transatlantic Migrations, 1870 1914 Contributor(s): Nugent, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253209536 ISBN-13: 9780253209535 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1992 Annotation: During the period 1870-1914, the Atlantic was a broad highway for migration. Nugent looks at this massive movement of people from both sides of the Atlantic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - History | Modern - 19th Century - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 304.809 |
| LCCN: 92007156 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.12" W x 9.22" (0.87 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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 |