Radical history of britain
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* Rousing, brilliant, and hugely readable study of a millennium of one nation's free-thinking
* Subtitle: Visionaries, Rebels and Revolutionaries - the men and women who fought for our freedoms
From medieval Runnymede to twentieth-century Jarrow, from King Alfred to George Orwell by way of John Lilburne and Mary Wollstonecraft, a rich and colourful thread of radicalism runs through a thousand years of British history. In this fascinating study, Edward Vallance traces a national tendency towards revolution, irreverence and reform wherever it surfaces and in all its variety. He unveils the British people who fought and died for religious freedom, universal suffrage, justice and liberty - and shows why, now more than ever, their heroic achievements must be celebrated.
Beginning with Magna Carta, Vallance subjects the touchstones of British radicalism to rigorous scrutiny. He evokes the figureheads of radical action, real and mythic - Robin Hood and Captain Swing, Wat Tyler, Ned Ludd, Thomas Paine and Emmeline Pankhurst - and the popular movements that bore them. Lollards and Levellers, Diggers, Ranters and Chartists, each has its membership, principles and objectives revealed.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 04 maart 2010
Aantal pagina's: 646
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Edward Vallance
Hoofduitgeverij: Abacus
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 132 mm
Product hoogte: 52 mm
Product lengte: 198 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 132 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 198 mm
Verpakking lengte: 52 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 517 g
EAN: 9780349120263