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

Poole, Steve

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.

Citation

Poole, S. (2010). Forty years of rural history from below: Captain Swing and the historians

• 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