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 History is the only book to offer in-depth coverage of the entire chronological spread (1838-58) of this pivotal movement and to consider its rich and varied history in full. Based throughout on original research (including newly discovered material) this is a vivid and compelling narrative of a movement which mobilised three million people at its height. The author deftly intertwines analysis and narrative, interspersing his chapters with short 'Chartist Lives', relating the intimate and personal to the realm of the social and political. This book will become essential reading for anyone with an interest in early Victorian Britain, specialists, students and general readers alike. -- .
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Manchester University Press
ISBN-13
9780719060878
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96745461
Product Key Features
Author
Dr. Malcolm Chase
Publication Name
Chartism: a New History
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Dr. Malcolm Chase
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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