From Family History to Community History
(Studying Family and Community History : 19th and 20th Centuries, Vol. 2) :
W.T.R Pryce (Editor)

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Book Summary

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 This book is a follow on from volume 1 in the series, (From Family Tree to Family History), and develops the focus from individual families to the study of communities, their formation and histories. This is achieved by enriching the understanding of individual families and inter-generational links.

The academic side of the book introduces ways to analyse migration and to develop migration studies. There are a number of case studies that help the reader place their own family history into the overall migration concepts. These case studies examine family migration in rural Essex (1861-1881), north-east Wales, the west Midlands around Wolverhampton, Edgbaston, the exodus from Ireland in the Great Famine, Jewish migration into Dublin, Manchester and London's East End. Also included are case studies of Pakistani settlements in Manchester and the impact of economic and social conditions in Scotland. Not to be outdone, this volume explores the emigration to Canada and Australia.

This is a book rich in examples that move family history away from the examination of 19th century rural ag.labs. to the events that have developed Great Britain in the 20th century.

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Who is this book aimed at

This book will benefit anyone who is researching a family history within the emergence and development of 20th century Great Britain.

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Summary of chapters

Part 1: People on the Move

  1. Studying Migration
    1. Fundamental ideas and concepts
    2. Some sources for migration studies
    3. Theories and explanations of migration
    4. Moving overseas and continents; some further perspectives
    5. Conclusion
  2. Aspects of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Migration
    1. The family's role in migration, an example from rural Essex, 1861-1881
    2. How do we study short-term population movements? Two contrasting English examples
    3. Welsh chapels in England and their role in migration
    4. Scots and Irish on the move
    5. Conclusion
  3. Movements into the British Isles: Three complementary perspectives.
    1. Why did Hermann Schulz emigrate from Finsterwalde to London?
    2. 'Swirls and currents' of migration: Jewish emigrants from Eastern Europe 1881-1914
    3. Studying the 'new' British; some questions to investigate
    4. Review & conclusion
  4. Using quantitative and Cartographic Techniques: Two examples
    1. The case of Preston, Lancashire in 1851
    2. Gender ratios, intra-regional flows and cartographic analysis, north-east Wales in 1851
    3. Regional studies and project work
    4. Conclusion

Part 2 Place & Community

  1. Towns and their regional settings
    1. Towns, their hinterlands and central place theory
    2. Market towns and regional centres
    3. Interactions and linkages
    4. Urban hinterlands and spheres of influence
    5. Towns in Wales-England Borderlands 1828-1965
    6. Conclusion
  2. Towns and villages: Social divisions and spatial patterns
    1. Social and ethnic divisions
    2. The village, its nature, role and function
    3. The city, the transformation of its residential pattern
    4. The 19th century city
    5. The 20th century city
    6. Conclusion
  3. Staying and Moving: Links between migration and community
    1. How do people move and settle within local communities?
    2. The impact of out-migration and emigration on sending communities: Examples from Ireland
    3. Conclusion

Part 3: Community and Territoriality

  1. Jewish East London 1850 - 1950
    1. One community or many?
    2. Studying the geography of settlement
    3. Community creation
    4. Immigrants and the host community
    5. Conclusion

Part 4: Reflecting on the Issues

  1. Community and Community History
    1. Community, what is it and how can we investigate it?
    2. Conclusions

 

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