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An original study of the role of the Chartist Press in the campaign for democracy in Victorian Britain, and overseas. A study of the press from 1838 to the late 1850s A wider area is studied: it considers the press in England Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Australia Includes both innovative and revisionist perspectives Almost all of the contributors are well known specialists in the history of Chartism The editors provide a comprehensive introduction setting contributions in context and discuss how these essays expand our knowledge of Chartism Includes a selection of journalism: some of which is available from our website for teachers to freely copy and use.

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Author:   Joan Allen ,  Owen R. Ashton
Publisher:   The Merlin Press Ltd
Imprint:   The Merlin Press Ltd
Volume:   No. 7
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.535kg
ISBN:  

9780850365450

ISBN 10:   0850365457
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   05 June 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Joan Allen is Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Newcastle and has published essays on Chartism and the co-operative Movement; Owen Ashton is Professor of Modern British Social History at the Staffordshire University. This is the third title he has contributed to the Chartist Studies Series

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