The Revolt of the Field (Classic Reprint)

Arthur Clayden

ISBN 10: 026591289X / ISBN 13: 9780265912898

Published by Forgotten Books Aug 2018, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Revolt of the Field (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books Aug 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 026591289X
• ISBN 13: 9780265912898
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 16D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 691 grams

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Synopsis

From quiet cottages to a national movement, this book chronicles the birth of the English agricultural laborers’ revolt.

It traces Canon Girdlestone’s early efforts, the rise of Joseph Arch, and the passion that sparked the first great Labourers’ meetings. Follow the unfolding story of how a village life in Barford helped ignite a movement that challenged old power and reshaped rural England.

This edition gathers key events, people, and debates that shaped the campaign for labor reform. It highlights the movement’s ambitions, its clashes with established interests, and the practical questions about cottages, wages, and rights that drove the era’s politics. Readers will see how ordinary workers, local advocates, and public opinion converged to push for change.

• Biographical sketches of central figures and their motives
• Accounts of early meetings, debates, and public actions
• Discussion of housing, wages, and the social roots of reform
• Snapshots of cross‑Atlantic and imperial connections that influenced the cause

Ideal for readers interested in labor history, social reform, and 19th‑century British politics, this work provides clear context and compelling narrative without spoilers about what followed the movement’s birth.