[PDF] Chartist Revolution eBook

Author : Rob Sewell
Publisher : Wellred Books
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 33,63 MB
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Category : History
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Chartism was the first time ever that British workers fixed their eyes on the seizure of political power: in 1839, 1842 and again in 1848. In this struggle, they conducted a class war that at different times involved general strikes, battles with the state, mass demonstrations and even armed insurrection. They forged weapons, illegally drilled their forces, and armed themselves in preparation for seizing the reins of government. Such were the early revolutionary traditions of the British working class, deliberately buried beneath a mountain of falsehoods and distortions. This book sees Chartism as an essential part of our history from which we must draw the key lessons for today.

Author : John Charlton
Publisher : Pluto Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 49,85 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Chartism
ISBN : 9780745311838

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Annotation A succinct history of the Chartist movement, the first fully national struggle of working people to improve their conditions of work.

Author : Malcolm Chase
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 10,12 MB
Release : 2013-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1847791360

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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.

Author : Mark Hovell
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 19,85 MB
Release : 1966
Category : History
ISBN : 9780719000881

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"Chartism was a Victorian era working class movement for political reform in Britain between 1838 and 1848. It takes its name from the People's Charter of 1838. The term "Chartism" is the umbrella name for numerous loosely coordinated local groups, often named "Working Men's Association," articulating grievances in many cities from 1837. Its peak activity came in 1839, 1842 and 1848. It began among skilled artisans in small shops, such as shoemakers, printers, and tailors. The movement was more aggressive in areas with many distressed handloom workers, such as in Lancashire and the Midlands. It began as a petition movement which tried to mobilize "moral force", but soon attracted men who advocated strikes, General strikes and physical violence, such as Feargus O'Connor and known as "physical force" chartists."--Wikipedia

Author : Preston William Slosson
Publisher : Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,80 MB
Release : 1916
Category : History
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Explains Chartism and its six points as it began as a class movement through its peak in the early 1840's and eventual decline and downfall. Looks at the lasting effects it had on British laws and customs.