Radicalism and Reputation: The Career of Bronterre O'Brien

by Michael J. Turner

A thematic analysis of the career of Bronterre O'Brien, one of the most influential leaders of Chartism, this book relates his activities--and the Chartist movement--to broader themes in the history of Britain, Europe, and America during the nineteenth century. O'Brien (1804-64) came to be known as the "schoolmaster" of Chartism because of his efforts to describe and explain its intellectual foundations. The campaign for the People's Charter (with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611862299
• ISBN13: 9781611862294
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"