Chartism

ISBN-13: 9780415096898 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 96 str.

Professor John K. Walton

Opis

An introduction to the Chartism movement, this text examines the controversial debates surrounding the topic. It provides a period background and includes: a study of the Chartists' economic, legislative and political goals; analysis of the patterns of regional and local variations of Chartist support; discussion of the reasons for the Chartist decline; an assessment of the success of Chartism in the light of its goals and its influence over the Poor Law, Corn Laws, trade unions and factory reform; and an exploration of the languages of Chartism - songs, gesture and propaganda.

Spis treści

Introduction 1 Chartism in Outline 2 Chartist Goals 3 Chartist Strategies 4 Repression and Concession: the state and Chartism 5 Chartism in Perspective

O autorze

Walton, John