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German immigrants who came to the Netherlands in the nineteenth century did not concentrate in 'Little Germanys' within Dutch towns, as they did in some other countries. Some concentrations amongst German immigrants can, however, be pointed out. Contrary to what perhaps might be expected, it was not a common religion or a shared regional background that explains these concentrations. A shared profession does explain some, but only if the nature of a particular profession allowed or encouraged concentration.

Exploring theories of difference in labor market participation, network formation and the immigrant organising process, on belonging and diaspora, and a theory of 'vulnerability,' A Global History of Gender and Migration looks critically at two centuries of the migration experience from the perspectives of women and men separately and together.

ch. 1. General introduction / Gertjan de Groot, Marlou Schrover -- chapter 2. Frames of reference : skill, gender and new technology in the hosiery industry / Harriet Bradley -- chapter 3. The creation of a gendered division of labour in the Danish textile industry / Marianne Rostgard -- chapter 4. Foreign technology and the gender division of labour in a Dutch cotton spinning mill / Gertjan de Groot -- chapter 5. The mysteries of the typewriter' : technology and gender in the British Civil Service, 1870-1914 / Meta Zimmeck -- chapter 6. 'A revolution in the workplace'? Women's work in munitions factories and technological change 1914-1918 / Deborah Thom -- chapter 7. Gender and technological change in the north Staffordshire pottery industry / Jacqueline Sarsby -- chapter 8. Periodization and the engendering of technology : the pottery of Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1880-1980 / Ulla Wikander -- chapter 9. Creating gender : technology and femininity in the Swedish dairy industry / Lena Sommestad -- chapter 10. Cooking up women's work : women workers in the Dutch food industries 1889-1960 / Marlou Schrover.