The Dignity of Chartism

by Dorothy Thompson

Book Overview

This is the first collection of essays on Chartism by leading social historian Dorothy Thompson, whose work radically transformed the way in which Chartism is understood. Reclaiming Chartism as a fully-blown working-class movement, Thompson intertwines her penetrating analyses of class with ground-breaking research uncovering the role played by women in the movement.

Throughout her essays, Thompson strikes a delicate balance between down-to-the-ground...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781688486
• ISBN13: 9781781688489
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.4"