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Autore |
Parker R. A (Roy Alfred), <1931-> |
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Titolo |
Uprooted : the shipment of poor children to Canada, 1867-1917 / / Roy Parker [[electronic resource]] |
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Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : , : Policy Press, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-4473-0414-4 |
1-281-77324-7 |
9786611773243 |
1-84742-290-X |
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Edizione |
[[Pbk. ed.].] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 354 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Home children (Canadian immigrants) |
Immigrant children - Canada - History |
Orphans - Canada - History |
British - Canada - History |
Canada Emigration and immigration History |
Great Britain Emigration and immigration History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Uprooted; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1. The Background; 2. Early Initiatives; 3. Checks and Balances; 4. The Issue of Inspection; 5. The Second Wave of Organised Protestant Child Emigration; 6. The Catholic Response; 7. The 'Unorganised' Emigrationists; 8. Canadian Demand for Child Labour; 9. Canadian Opposition to Child Immigration; 10. The Management of the Opposition in Canada; 11. The Reformatories and Industrial Schools; 12. What Befell the Children; 13. Parents' Rights, Consent and Legislation; 14. Into the Twentieth Century |
15. Explanation and AssessmentNotes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores the economic, religious, political and personal forces that led to some eighty thousand British children being sent to Canada between 1867 and 1915, and provides a vivid look at one aspect of the history of child welfare practices. |
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