Migrant Labour in Europe, 16001900

Migrant Labour in Europe (1987) examines the movement of workers from less prosperous parts of Europe to areas with demand for their services. The author identifies and analyses seven major systems of migrant labour in Europe.

Autorentext

Jan Lucassen

Klappentext

Migrant Labour in Europe (1987) examines the movement of workers from less prosperous parts of Europe to areas with demand for their services. The author identifies and analyses seven major systems of migrant labour in Europe.

Zusammenfassung
Migrant Labour in Europe (1987) examines the movement of workers from less prosperous parts of Europe to areas with demand for their services. The author identifies and analyses seven major systems of migrant labour in Europe.

Inhalt

1. Introduction Part 1. A Description and Analysis of the North Sea System: the Northern Region of the French Empire c. 1811 2. Migrant Labour at Macro-level: Geographic Patterns in 1811 3. Migrants Under Way 4. Migrant Labour at Meso-level: the Work 5. Migrant Labour at the Micro-level: the Migrant Worker and His Household Part 2. The North Sea System in Wider Perspective: Migratory Labour in Western Europe c. 1800 6. Other West European Migratory Labour Systems c. 1800 7. The Absence of Migratory Labour Systems in Central and Eastern Europe Part 3. The Rise and Fall of Systems of Migratory Labour 8. The Rise of Systems of Migratory Labour: a Case Study of the Emergence of the North Sea System 9. The Demise of the North Sea System and Changes in Other European Systems of Migratory Labour