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Abstract
Was migration from Victorian Cardiganshire simply a flight from rural poverty? This book relates the rate and timing of the outward movements from the county to the prevailing social and economic conditions.
Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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Cover | 1 | ||
Title Page | 4 | ||
Copyright | 5 | ||
Series Editors' Foreword | 6 | ||
Dedication | 8 | ||
Contents | 10 | ||
Figures | 12 | ||
Tables | 14 | ||
Acknowledgements | 16 | ||
Abbreviations | 17 | ||
Introduction | 18 | ||
I: Nineteenth-century Cardiganshire: its economy and society | 26 | ||
II: The role of the lead-mining industry | 57 | ||
III: The decision to move | 79 | ||
IV: Rural out-migration trends: the census evidence | 104 | ||
V: The move to south Wales | 120 | ||
VI: The lure of London | 148 | ||
VII: The move to Liverpool and the north-west | 171 | ||
VIII: Emigration | 196 | ||
IX: Conclusion | 226 | ||
Bibliography | 249 | ||
Index | 261 | ||
Back Cover | 267 |