Peterloo - Voices, Sabres and Silence (Paperback)

On 16 August 1819 on St Peter's Field, Manchester, a peaceful demonstration of some 60,000 workers and reformers was brutally dispersed by sabrewielding cavalry, resulting in at least fifteen dead and over 600 injured. Within days the slaughter was named 'Peter-loo', as an ironic reference to the battleground of Waterloo. Now the subject of a major film, this highly detailed yet readable narrative, based almost entirely on eyewitness reports and contemporary documents, brings the events of that terrible day vividly to life. In a world in which the legitimacy of facts is in constant jeopardy from media and authoritarian bias, the lessons to be learned from the bloodshed and the tyrannical aftermath are as pertinent today as they were 200 years ago. Film director Mike Leigh has defined Peterloo as 'the event that becomes more relevant with every new episode of our crazy times'.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Graham Phythian
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-6749-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Promotions
LSN:	0-7509-6749-8
Barcode:	9780750967495

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