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OverviewAn 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joan Allen , Owen R. AshtonPublisher: The Merlin Press Ltd Imprint: The Merlin Press Ltd Volume: No. 7 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.404kg ISBN: 9780850365405ISBN 10: 0850365406 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 05 June 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsProf Aled G Jones: introduction- Chartist Journalism and Print Culture in Britain 1830-1855, Dr Joan Allen: The Late Chartist Press in the North-East of England, Glenn Airey: Feargus O'Connor, Ernest Jones and The Labourer, Owen Ashton: The Western Vindicator and Early Chartism, Dr Malcolm Chase: Illustrative Material in the Northern Star, Prof. W.H. Fraser: The Chartist Press in Scotland, Dr Michael Huggins: Denouncing Mr O'Connell and His Humbug Repeal Association: the Irish Dimension, Dr Paul Pickering: Rediscovering the Colonial Chartist Press, Prof Edward Royle: The Cause of the People: Moral Force Chartism and the Revolutions of 1848.ReviewsAuthor InformationJoan 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 Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |