The Chartists: Perspectives and Legacies (Chartist Studies) - Softcover

Chase, Dr. Malcolm

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0850366259 ISBN 13: 9780850366259

Publisher: The Merlin Press Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

This book explores some of the main channels and by-ways in the history of Chartism a middle class movement in mid-19th-century Britain that attempted to bring about political reform. Considering the place of Chartism within the wider framework of Victorian politics, this study also evaluates topics such as the impact of Canada s rebellions on Chartism, Chartism s endurance in Wales beyond the 1839 Rising, the role of children in campaigning, and Chartism s impact on the mid-Victorian ethos of self-help and the workings of parliamentary democracy. Written in an open, accessible style, this collection, firmly located within Britain s tradition of writing history from below, offers an unusually wide variety of stimulating perspectives on key issues in the history of what, effectively, was Britain s civil rights movement."

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About the Author

Professor Malcolm Chase teaches at the University of Leeds where he is Professor of Social History. He is the author of Chartism: A New History (Manchester UP, 2007), and of many articles on Chartist history. His television appearances include contributions to BBC's Who Do You Think You Are?, ITV's Britain's Secret Houses and Channel 4's The Real Mill. He is a Vice-President of the Society for the Study of Labour History.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Merlin Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0850366259
• ISBN 13: 9780850366259
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260