Agents of empire : British female migration to Canada and Australia, 1860s-1930 / / Lisa Chilton

• Autore: Chilton Lisa
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Canada] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2007; ©2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.4809071
• Soggetto topico: Women immigrants - Canada - Social conditions - 19th century; Women immigrants - Canada - Social conditions - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Canada Emigration and immigration History 19th century; Canada Emigration and immigration History 20th century; Australia Emigration and immigration History 19th century; Australia Emigration and immigration History 20th century; Canada Émigration et immigration Histoire 19e siècle; Canada Émigration et immigration Histoire 20e siècle; Australie Émigration et immigration Histoire 19e siècle; Australie Émigration et immigration Histoire 20e siècle
• Soggetto genere / forma: History; Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- 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. Welcoming women : reception work in Canada and Australia -- 6. Domesticating Canberra : the Federal Capital Commission and the Domestic-Servant Project -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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 methods behind the emigrators' work, as well as the implications and ramifications of their long-term engagement with this imperialistic feminizing project. Chilton provides insight into the struggle for control of female migration and female migrants, adding an important dimension to the study of gender, migration, and empire."--Jacket.
• Titolo autorizzato: Agents of empire
• ISBN: 1-4426-9166-2; 0-8020-9474-0; 1-4426-8549-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826467903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in gender and history.