The English diaspora in North America Migration, ethnicity and association, 1730s-1950s /
Bueltmann, Tanja,author.
MacRaild, Donald M.,author.
Ethnic associations were once vibrant features of societies, such as the United States and Canada, which attracted large numbers of immigrants. While the transplanted cultural lives of the Irish, Scots, and continental Europeans have received much attention, the English are far less widely explored. It is assumed the English were not an ethnic community, that they lacked the alienating experiences associated with immigration and thus possessed few elements of diasporas. This deeply researched text questions this assumption. It shows that English associations once were widespread, taking hold in colonial America, spreading to Canada and then encompassing all of the empire.
Specialized.
Previously issued in print: 2017.
Ethnic associations were once vibrant features of societies, such as the United States and Canada, which attracted large numbers of immigrants. While the transplanted cultural lives of the Irish, Scots, and continental Europeans have received much attention, the English are far less widely explored. It is assumed the English were not an ethnic community, that they lacked the alienating experiences associated with immigration and thus possessed few elements of diasporas. This deeply researched text questions this assumption. It shows that English associations once were widespread, taking hold in colonial America, spreading to Canada and then encompassing all of the empire.
Specialized.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-392) and index.
Description based on print version record.
English.
Emigration and immigration.
Civilization
British Americans.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration.
HISTORY / United States.
English
British Americans