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Frauenstein Letters

Name: Frauenstein Letters
Brand: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
SKU: 9783034300155
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Aspects of nineteenth century emigration from the Duchy of Nassau to Australia

Autor: Kathrine M. Reynolds

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Editura: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften

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This book investigates the migration of nearly 20% of the population from the village of Frauenstein...

Informații despre carte

Autor

Kathrine M. Reynolds

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

2009

Pagini

279

EAN

9783034300155

ISBN

9783034300155

Enbook ID

10022330

Editura

Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften

Greutate

426

Dimensiuni

225 x 158 x 16

Descriere completă

This book investigates the migration of nearly 20% of the population from the village of Frauenstein-Wiesbaden (Germany) in the mid nineteenth century (1852-54) to Australia, using the letters and diaries of the towns-people, as well as official records and documentation. These migrants were imported as indentured workers for the developing wine industry, being sponsored by the Australian colonial authorities, and their stories make a significant contribution to both the migration debate as well as early Australian history. Using the voices of ordinary people revealed in their writing to and from Europe (the Frauenstein Letters) gives new insights into the migration process: What urged these people to migrate? What did they think about migration and how were they affected by it? Much of this migration correspondence has been generated by the female members of the family and, as treasured possessions, the letters have survived a century and a half and provide a window onto the experiences of ordinary working women whose voices from that period were seldom heard. The female construct of memory, and hence of history, is different and this book shows how important female migrant letters are in enhancing our knowledge of history and human migration.