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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |