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Autore |
Gallman J. Matthew (James Matthew) |
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Titolo |
Receiving Erin's children : Philadelphia, Liverpool, and the Irish famine migration, 1845-1855 / / J. Matthew Gallman |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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979-88-908681-0-7 |
0-8078-6071-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Immigrants - England - Liverpool - History - 19th century |
Immigrants - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - History - 19th century |
Irish Americans - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - History - 19th century |
Irish - England - Liverpool - History - 19th century |
Ireland Emigration and immigration History 19th century |
Ireland History Famine, 1845-1852 |
Liverpool (England) Emigration and immigration History 19th century |
Liverpool (England) Social conditions 19th century |
Philadelphia (Pa.) Emigration and immigration History 19th century |
Philadelphia (Pa.) Social conditions |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Acknowledgments; 1. Immigrants and Hosts; 2. Migration and Reception; 3. Poverty, Philanthropy, and Poor Relief; 4. Hospitals, Cholera, and Medical Care; 5. Environmental Reform; 6. Sectarian Conflicts: Churches and Schools; 7. Street Violence and the Pursuit of Public Order; Conclusion; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Between 1845 and 1855, 2 million Irish men and women fled their famine-ravaged homeland, many to settle in large British and American cities that were already wrestling with a complex array of urban problems. In this innovative work of comparative urban history, Matthew Gallman looks at how two cities, Philadelphia and Liverpool, met the challenges raised by the influx of immigrants.Gallman examines how citizens and policymakers in Philadelphia and Liverpool |
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dealt with such issues as poverty, disease, poor sanitation, crime, sectarian conflict, and juvenile delinquency. By considering |
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