Rebecca's Children: A Study of Rural Society, Crime, and Protest - Hardcover

Jones, David J. V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198200994 ISBN 13: 9780198200994

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1990

Synopsis

The year 1839 witnessed the first appearance in south-west Wales of Rebecca, the popular but mythical heroine, with her flowing robes and splenid white horse. Marking the anniversary of this colorful episode in modern British social history, this book employs a wealth of new documentary and statistical evidence to describe Rebecca's children--the peasantry of Wales--and the hundreds of riots and illegal acts which they ccarried out in her name. Jones also sets the riots in the wider context of a changing rural society, examining the economy, poverty, family life, popular culture, social attitudes, crime, and politics of mid-nineteenth-century Wales.

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Review

"Essential reading not only for Welsh and British social hsitory but also as a model investigation of peasant society in political and economic transition."--Journal of Social History

"The issues discussed often transcend the peculiarities of the Welsh and their experiences, while at the same time the reader will be treated to what must be regarded as the best account of both Rebecca's children and Rebecca herself."--American Historical Review

"Makes a splendid contribution of fresh facts and insights."--The Guardian

"A fascinating volume, beautifully written."--Leslie Anderson, University of Colorado, Boulder

"Exceptionally rich in vivid detail and is well written."--Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198200994
• ISBN 13: 9780198200994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 436