Dr. Malcolm Chase

Chartism

A new history

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

No British social movement captured contemporary imaginations as Chartism did. This unique book is the only history to offer complete, in-depth coverage of the full chronological spread of its activities (1838-58), based throughout on detailed research. -- .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 692g
• ISBN-13: 9780719060878
• ISBN-10: 0719060877
• Artikelnr.: 22735074

Autorenporträt

Malcolm Chase is Reader in Labour History at the University of Leeds

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1 May-September 1838: 'I have
in my hand a charter - the people's charter' Chartist lives: Abram and
Elizabeth Hanson 2 October-December 1838: 'The people are up' Chartist
lives: Patrick Brewster 3 January-July 1839: 'The People's Parliament'
Chartist lives: Thomas Powel 4 July-November 1839: 'Extreme excitement and
apprehension' Chartist lives: John Watkins 5 November 1839-January 1840:
After Newport Chartist lives: Samuel Holberry 6 February 1840-December
1841: 'The Charter and nothing less' Chartist lives: Elizabeth Neesom 7
1842: 'Toasting muffins at a volcano' Chartist lives: Richard Pilling 8
1843-1846: Doldrums Years Chartist lives: Ann Dawson 9 July-1846-April
1848: 'A time to make men politicians' Chartist lives: William Cuffay 10
April 1848-1852: 'Decent revolutionaries'? 11 Chartist Lives: 'Ever present
to the progressive mind' Money, prices and wages: a note A note on sources
and further reading Index