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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherMerlin Press The Limited
ISBN-100850365457
ISBN-139780850365450
eBay Product ID (ePID)46757122
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePapers for the People : a Study of the Chartist Press
Publication Year2005
SubjectWorld / Canadian, Journalism, Europe / Great Britain / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorJoan Allen, Owen R. Ashton
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight3.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal322.2094109034
SynopsisAn 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., Revisionist perspectives on the role of Chartist presses throughout the United Kingdom and Australia (1838 to the late 1850s) in the campaign for democracy in Victorian Britain and overseas are surveyed in this anthology of essays from noted specialists in the history of Chartism.