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Social Unrest and Popular Protest in England, 1780-1840: 41 (New Studies in Economic and Social History, Series Number 41) - Softcover

Book 7 of 14: New Studies in Economic and Social History

Archer, John E.

 
9780521576567: Social Unrest and Popular Protest in England, 1780-1840: 41 (New Studies in Economic and Social History, Series Number 41)

Synopsis

An examination of protest from the Gordon Riots of 1780 up to Chartism in the 1830s, first published in 2000.

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Review

'... excellent review of the current state of research into the phenomena of social unrest and popular protest in England in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries ... this is a book to be highly recommended to students new to the field and also one which has much to say that will be of interest to those already familiar with it.' History

Book Description

This textbook, first published in 2000, covers all forms of protest, including the Gordon Riots of 1780, food riots, Luddism, the radical political reform movement, anti-enclosure, anti-New Poor Law riots, and arson, up to the advent of Chartism in the 1830s. John E. Archer provides a concise and up-to-date introduction to this crucial topic.

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