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Forty years of rural history from below: Captain Swing and the historians

Poole, Steve

Authors

Stephen Poole Steve.Poole@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in History and Heritage



Abstract

An historiographical essay reflecting on the legacy and impact of E J Hobsbawm and George Rudé's benchmark history of nineteenth century agricultural protest, Captain Swing, in the 40 years since its first publication in 1969. It forms the introduction to a special edition of the journal on Swing, edited by myself.

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2010
Deposit Date Nov 19, 2010
Journal Southern History. Special issue: Captain Swing Reconsidered: Forty Years of Rural History from Below
Print ISSN 0142-4688-(ISBN-978-0-9565545-0-5)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 32
Pages 1-20
Keywords agricultural labourers, rural protest, Captain Swing, nineteenth century, Hobsbawm, Rudé, riots, machine-breaking
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/987664
Publisher URL http://www.winchester.ac.uk/academicdepartments/history/research/shs/Pages/SouthernHistorySociety.aspx
Contract Date Nov 15, 2016