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The Rural War - Captain Swing and the Politics of Protest (Paperback)
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The Rural War - Captain Swing and the Politics of Protest (Paperback)
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Beginning in Kent in the summer of 1830 before spreading throughout
the country, the Swing Riots were the most dramatic and widespread
rising of the English rural poor. Seeking an end to their
immiseration, the protestors destroyed machines, demanded higher
wages and more generous poor relief, and even frequently resorted
to incendiarism to enforce their modest demands. Occurring against
a backdrop of revolutions in continental Europe and a political
crisis, Swing to many represented a genuine challenge to the
existing ruling order, provoking a bitter and bloody repression.
Now available in paperback for the first time, this study offers a
vivid account of this defining moment in British history. It is
shown that the protests were more organised, intensive and
politically motivated than has hitherto been thought, representing
complex statements about the nature of authority, gender and the
politics of rural life. This book will become essential reading for
anyone with an interest in the history of the English countryside:
specialists, students and general readers alike. -- .
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