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Petticoat Heroes: Gender, Culture and Popular Protest in the Rebecca Riots
Rhian E. Jones
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Description for Petticoat Heroes: Gender, Culture and Popular Protest in the Rebecca Riots
Paperback. This book is an up-to-date innovative and accessible reinterpretation of a little-known but fascinating popular movement, of interest to students of protest, culture and politics in Victorian Britain and beyond. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2016 The wave of unrest which took place in 1840s Wales, known as `Rebeccaism' or `the Rebecca riots', stands out as a success story within the generally gloomy annals of popular struggle and defeat. The story is remembered in vivid and compelling images: attacks on tollgates and other symbols of perceived injustice by farmers and workers, outlandishly dressed in bonnets and petticoats and led by the iconic anonymous figure of Rebecca herself. The events form a core part of historical study and remembrance in Wales, and frequently ... Read more
Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2016 The wave of unrest which took place in 1840s Wales, known as `Rebeccaism' or `the Rebecca riots', stands out as a success story within the generally gloomy annals of popular struggle and defeat. The story is remembered in vivid and compelling images: attacks on tollgates and other symbols of perceived injustice by farmers and workers, outlandishly dressed in bonnets and petticoats and led by the iconic anonymous figure of Rebecca herself. The events form a core part of historical study and remembrance in Wales, and frequently ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
290g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Wales, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783167883
SKU
V9781783167883
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Ref
99-15
About Rhian E. Jones
A-level and graduate students of history.
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