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xxx, 206 pages ; 21 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This is the first collection of essays on Chartism by leading social historian Dorothy Thompson, whose work radically transformed the way in which Chartism is understood. Reclaiming Chartism as a fully-blown working-class movement, Thompson intertwines her penetrating analyses of class with ground-breaking research uncovering the role played by women in the movement. Throughout her essays, Thompson strikes a delicate balance between down-to-the-ground accounts of local uprisings, snappy portraits of high-profile Chartist figures as well as rank-and-file men and women, and more theoretical, polemical interventions. Of particular historical and political significance is the previously unpublished substantial essay co-authored by Dorothy and Edward Thompson, a superb piece of local historical research by two social historians then on the brink of notable careers." --Publisher description. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Editorial Note -- Introduction. Rethinking the Chartist Movement: Dorothy Thompson (1923-2011) -- Part I. Interpreting Chartism -- Chartism as an Historical Subject -- The Languages of Class -- Who Were 'the People' in 1842? -- Women Chartists -- The Question "What is a Chartist?" Answered': Chartist Tracts -- Chartist Autobiographies -- Part II. A Local Study -- Chartism in the Industrial Areas -- 'The Dignity of Chartism': Halifax as a Chartist Centre (with E.P. Thompson) -- Part III. The Leaders Of The People -- 'The Most Well-Loved Man': Feargus O'Connor -- 'A Radical until the End of His Days': George Julian Harney -- 'The Best-Remembered Chartist': Ernest Jones -- 'Two of the Most Influential of Radical Voices': John Fielden and Joseph Sturge -- Part IV. Repercussions -- The Chartists in 1848 -- The British State and Chartism -- The Post-Chartist Decades -- Part V. Looking Back -- Reflections on Marxist Teleology. |
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Chartism -- History.
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Labor movement -- Great Britain -- History.
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Working class -- Great Britain -- History.
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Chartism. (OCoLC)fst00852540
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Labor movement. (OCoLC)fst00990079
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Working class. (OCoLC)fst01180418
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628.
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| Added Author |
Roberts, Stephen, 1950-
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| ISBN |
9781781688496 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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1781688494 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9781781688489 (hardback ; alk. paper) |
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1781688486 (hardback ; alk. paper) |
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9781781688519 (eISBN ; US) |
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9781781688502 (eISBN ; UK) |
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