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Edward Vallance - A Radical History of Britain (2nd Hand Hardback)
ISBN / GTIN-13 : 9781408700501
Synopsis
Subtitled : Visionaries, Rebels & Revolutionaries - The Men & 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.
Details
- Format : Thick 2nd Hand Hardback
- Condition : Very Good (Book As New & Dust Jacket Good)
- Category : Non-Fiction - Politics & Government
- Published : 2009 (Little, Brown - 1st Edition)
- ISBN : 9781408700501
- SKU : B001945
- PPC : SP600gm
- RRP : £25.00 (Unclipped)
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'A vigorous and wide-ranging account of this glorious tradition' - Robert McCrum, Observer.
"An entertaining book written with a good eye for the colourful anecdote and a telling quote." - Goodreads Review.
The Author
Edward Vallance is based at Roehampton University, Department of Humanities (Faculty Member. Studies Humanities, Gesture, and Popular Radicalism).Delivery & Postage
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