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Chartism: A New History
Malcolm Chase
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Description for Chartism: A New History
paperback. 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. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JPW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 680.
Chartism, the mass movement for democratic rights, dominated British domestic politics in the late 1830s and 1840s. It mobilised over three million supporters at its height. Few modern European social movements, certainly in Britain, have captured the attention of posterity to quite the extent it has done. Encompassing moments of great drama, it is one of the very rare points in British history where it is legitimate to speculate how close the country came to revolution. It is also pivotal to debates around continuity and change in Victorian Britain, gender, language and identity. Chartism: A New ... Read more
Chartism, the mass movement for democratic rights, dominated British domestic politics in the late 1830s and 1840s. It mobilised over three million supporters at its height. Few modern European social movements, certainly in Britain, have captured the attention of posterity to quite the extent it has done. Encompassing moments of great drama, it is one of the very rare points in British history where it is legitimate to speculate how close the country came to revolution. It is also pivotal to debates around continuity and change in Victorian Britain, gender, language and identity. Chartism: A New ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Pre
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719060878
SKU
V9780719060878
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About Malcolm Chase
Malcolm Chase is Reader in Labour History at the University of Leeds -- .
Reviews for Chartism: A New History
This is just what the subject has needed: a strong intertwined narrative and analysis, pulling out new themes as well as old and providing the human touch through brief biographies that link into and enhance the overall argument. A very important book combining scholarship with readability.
John Walton, University of Central Lancashire
John Walton, University of Central Lancashire