Chartism, Commemoration and the Cult of the Radical Hero

by Matthew Roberts and Matthew Roberts

Book Overview

Chartism, the British mass movement for democratic and social rights in the 1830s and 1840s, was profoundly shaped by the radical tradition from which it emerged. Yet, little attention has been paid to how Chartists saw themselves in relation to this diverse radical tradition or to the ways in which they invented their own tradition. Paine, Cobbett and other 'founding fathers', dead and alive, were used and in some cases abused by Chartists in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367784092
• ISBN13: 9780367784096
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"