Stephen Poole Steve.Poole@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in History and Heritage
Forty years of rural history from below: Captain Swing and the historians
Poole, Steve
Authors
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 |
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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 |
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