Agents of Empire
Subtitle: British Female Migration to Canada and Australia, 1860s1930 (Studies in Gender and History)
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: May 9, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780802094742
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; British & Irish history: from c 1900 -; Immigration & emigration; Women's studies; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - General History; History: World; Australia; Canada; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Modern - General; History / Modern / General; Women's Studies - General
Description: "The period between the 1860s and the 1920s witnessed a wave of female migration from Britain to Canada and Australia, much of which was managed by women. Agents of Empire explores the work of the women who promoted, managed, and ultimately transformed single British women's experiences of migration." "Agents of Empire highlights the aims and methods behind the emigrators' work, as well as the implications and ramifications of their long-term engagement with this imperialistic feminizing project. Chilton provides insight into the struggle for control of female migration and female migrants, adding an important dimension to the study of gender, migration, and empire."--Jacket.