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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816953303321

Autore

Archer John E

Titolo

Social unrest and popular protest in England, 1780-1840 / / prepared for the Economic History Society by John E. Archer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2000

ISBN

1-107-11345-8

0-511-61229-X

1-280-15993-6

0-511-11651-9

1-139-14572-X

0-511-06571-X

0-511-05940-X

0-511-55576-8

0-511-06784-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 110 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

New studies in economic and social history

Disciplina

306/.0942/09033

Soggetti

Demonstrations - England - History

Social conflict - England - History

England Social conditions 18th century

England Social conditions 19th century

England Economic conditions 18th century

England Economic conditions 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-108) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: historiography, sources and methods -- Agricultural protest -- Food riots -- Industrial protest -- Political protest -- Policing protest -- A revolutionary challenge?

Sommario/riassunto

This book, first published in 2000, examines the diversity of protest from 1780 to 1840 and how it altered during this period of extreme change. This textbook covers all forms of protest, including the Gordon Riots of 1780, food riots, Luddism, the radical political reform movement and Peterloo in 1819, and the less well researched anti-enclosure, anti-New Poor Law riots, arson and other forms of



'terroristic' action, up to the advent of Chartism in the 1830s. Archer evaluates the problematic nature of source materials and conflicting interpretations leading to debate, and reviews the historiography and methodology of protest studies. This study of popular protest gives a unique perspective on the social history and conditions of this crucial period and will provide a valuable resource for students and teachers alike.