Social Unrest and Popular Protest in England, 1780}}}1840 [Hardcover]

An examination of protest from the Gordon Riots of 1780 up to Chartism in the 1830s, first published in 2000.John E. Archer examines the diversity of protest from 1780 to 1840. This textbook covers all forms of protest, including the Gordon Riots of 1780, food riots, Luddism, the radical political reform movement and Peterloo in 1819. It also includes the less well researched anti-enclosure, anti-New Poor Law riots, arson and other forms of 'terroristic' action, up to the advent of Chartism in the 1830s. Archer's concise study of popular protest provides a unique perspective on the social history and conditions of this crucial period.John E. Archer examines the diversity of protest from 1780 to 1840. This textbook covers all forms of protest, including the Gordon Riots of 1780, food riots, Luddism, the radical political reform movement and Peterloo in 1819. It also includes the less well researched anti-enclosure, anti-New Poor Law riots, arson and other forms of 'terroristic' action, up to the advent of Chartism in the 1830s. Archer's concise study of popular protest provides a unique perspective on the social history and conditions of this crucial period.John E. Archer examines the diversity of protest from 1780 to 1840. This book covers all forms of protest, including the Gordon Riots of 1780, food riots, Luddism, the radical political reform movement and Peterloo in 1819. It also includes the less well researched anti-enclosure, anti-New Poor Law riots, arson and other forms of terroristic action, up to the advent of Chartism in the 1830s. Archer's concise study of popular protest provides a unique perspective on the social history and conditions of this crucial period.1. Introduction: historiography, sources and methods; 2. Agricultural protest; 3. Food riots; 4. Industrial protest; 5. Political protest; 6. Policing protest; 7. A revolutionary challenge?; 8. Conclusion. The coverage is well balanced and inclusive....In short, this is a valuable, highly readabls(