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Petticoat Heroes - Gender, Culture and Popular Protest in the Rebecca Riots (Paperback)
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Petticoat Heroes - Gender, Culture and Popular Protest in the Rebecca Riots (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 5 530
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Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing
2016 The wave of unrest which took place in 1840s Wales, known as
'Rebeccaism' or 'the Rebecca riots', stands out as a success story
within the generally gloomy annals of popular struggle and defeat.
The story is remembered in vivid and compelling images: attacks on
tollgates and other symbols of perceived injustice by farmers and
workers, outlandishly dressed in bonnets and petticoats and led by
the iconic anonymous figure of Rebecca herself. The events form a
core part of historical study and remembrance in Wales, and
frequently appear in broader work on British radicalism and
Victorian protest movements. This book draws on cultural history,
gender studies and symbolic anthropology to present fresh and
alternative arguments on the meaning of Rebeccaite costume and
ritual; the significance of the feminine in protest; the links
between protest and popular culture; the use of Rebecca's image in
Victorian press and political discourse; and the ways in which the
events and the image of Rebecca herself were integrated into
politics, culture and popular memory in Wales and beyond. All these
aspects repay greater consideration than they have yet been
accorded, and highlight the relevance of Rebeccaism to British and
European popular protest - up to and including the present day.
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