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Petticoat Heroes: Rethinking the Rebecca Riots

By Jones , Rhian E

Book information

Publisher
University of Wales Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9781783167883, 9781783167890, 1783167890, 9781783167906, 1783167904
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
716 kB (732797 bytes)
Pages
214 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1839-1844;Social conditions;Toll roads;Toll roads-HISTORY--Europe--Great Britain;Rebecca Riots

Description

This book is an up-to-date innovative and accessible reinterpretation of a little-known but fascinating popular movement, of interest to students of protest, culture and politics in Victorian Britain and beyond. 1 Introduction2 `Everything conspires to disorder': Politics and Society in Rebecca's Country3 Rebecca and the Historians 4 `Pomp and paraphernalia': Custom, Festival, Ritual and Rebeccaism5 `Petticoat heroes': Rethinking Rebeccaite Costume and Symbolism6 `Six hundred children and more every day': The New Poor Law and Female Sexual Agency7 `Maid, spirit or man': Rebecca's Image in Public Discourse8 `A very creditable portion of Welsh history'? Rebeccaism's Aftermath and Longer-Term Political and Cultural ImpactConclusionEpilogue: `The rallying-cry of discontent': Repurposing Rebecca

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