Merlin Press Ltd. VOICES OF THE PEOPLE

VOICES OF THE PEOPLE
Democracy and Chartist political identity, 1830-1870

by Robert G. Hall

This examination of Chartist democracy viewed from 'below' considers which groups were more and which were less vocal in the movement and how political identity intertwined with craft, ethnicity, gender and class.
The study explores the development and decline of Chartism as a coherent political identity between 1830 and 1860 and illustrates the creation of Chartist identity from the perspective of plebeian intellectuals and activists in Ashton-under-Lyne and other militant localities of Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
It questions myths, memories and identities and will appeal to students of history, sociology and culture, challenging the approach of Gareth Stedman-Jones, Patrick Joyce and James Vernon.

ISBN. 9780850365573

2007 Paperback

Chartist Studies Series No. 8

Published September 2007

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VOICES OF THE PEOPLE
Democracy and Chartist political identity, 1830-1870

by Robert G. Hall

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ISBN. 9780850365641

2007 hardback

Published September 2007
Price: £45.00