Captain Swing / by E. J. Hobsbawm and George Rudé

Hobsbawm, E. J. (Eric J.) (1917-2012)

ISBN 10: 085315175X / ISBN 13: 9780853151753

Published by London : Lawrence and Wishart, 1970

About this Item

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 384 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Subjects; Agricultural laborers Social conditions. Agriculture Economic aspects. Agricultural laborers Great Britain. Riots England History 19th century. Swing Riots, England, 1830-1831. Peasant uprisings Great Britain. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Captain Swing / by E. J. Hobsbawm and George Rudé
• Publisher: London : Lawrence and Wishart
• Publication Date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 085315175X
• ISBN 13: 9780853151753
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second Impression.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

. 1969, bright clean copy, with dustjacket, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981

About the Author

E.J. Hobsbawm was born in Alexandria in 1917 and educated in Vienna, Berlin, London and Cambridge. A Fellow of the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, with honourary degrees from universities in several countries, he taught until retirement at Birkbeck College, London, and then at the new school for social research in New York. All his books have been translated into several languages. George Rude was a distinguished historian and renowned expert on 18th-century history. In retirement he lived in Sussex until his death in 1992. George Rude was a distinguished historian and renowned expert on 18th-century history. He taught at universities all over the world and held many distinguished academic posts. In retirement he lived in Sussex until his death in 1992.