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Empire's Children: Child Emigration, Welfare, and the Decline of the British World, 1869–1967 Boucher, Ellen (Amherst College, Massachusetts)
Empire's Children: Child Emigration, Welfare, and the Decline of the British World, 1869–1967
Boucher, Ellen (Amherst College, Massachusetts)
Empire's Children is a pioneering new study of child emigration. Dating back to its origins, Dr Boucher charts how the desire to fulfil the Victorian concept of a global British race influenced the actions of government charities, the evolution of child welfare, and the experiences of child emigrants.
301 pages, 10 b/w illus. 1 table
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 13, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107041387 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 302 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 149 × 21 mm · 560 g |
| Language | English |