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Author:   Torsten Feys ,  Lewis R. Fischer ,  Stephane Hoste ,  Stephan Vanfraechem
Publisher:   International Maritime Economic History Association
Imprint:   International Maritime Economic History Association
Volume:   33
ISBN:  

9780973893434

ISBN 10:   0973893435
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   01 January 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Table of Contents

"Contributors' Notes / iii Contributions Stephane Hoste and Lewis R. Fischer, ""Migration and Maritime Networks in the Atlantic Economy: An Introduction"" / 1 Jelle van Lottum, ""The First Waves of Internationalization: A Comparison of Early Modern North Sea and Nineteenth-Century Transatlantic Labour Migrations"" / 9 Torsten Feys, ""The Battle for the Migrants: The Evolution from Port to Company Competition, 1840-1914"" / 27 Nicholas J. Evans, ""The Role of Foreign-born Agents in the Development of Mass Migrant Travel through Britain, 1851-1924"" / 49 Nicolas Manitakis, ""Transatlantic Emigration and Maritime Transport from Greece to the US, 1890-1912: A Major Area of European Steamship Company Competition for Migrant Traffic"" / 63 Annemarie Steidl, ""The 'Relatives and Friends Effect:' Migration Networks of Transatlantic Migrants from the Late Habsburg Monarchy"" / 75 G. Balachandran, ""Crossing the Last Frontier: Transatlantic Movements of Asian Maritime Workers, c. 1900-1945"" / 97 Drew Keeling, ""Costs, Risks and Migration Networks between Europe and the United States, 1900-1914"" / 113 Michael B. Miller, ""Conclusion"" / 175"

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