An artisan intellectual : James Carter and the rise of modern Britain, 1792-1853 / Christopher Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferguson, Christopher, 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carter, James, 1792-1853.

Carter, James.

Carter, James, 1792-1853--Political and social views.

Industrial revolution.

Social aspects.

History.

Social change.

Artisans.

Tailors.

Political and social views.

Great Britain--History--19th century--Biography.

Great Britain.

Tailors--Great Britain--Biography.

Artisans--Great Britain--Biography.

Authors, English--19th century--Biography.

Authors, English.

Intellectuals--Great Britain--Biography.

Intellectuals.

Social change--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Industrial revolution--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.

Social conditions.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 296 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2016]

Summary:

"In An Artisan Intellectual, Christopher Ferguson examines the life and ideas of English tailor and writer James Carter, one of countless and largely anonymous citizens whose lives dramatically transformed during Britain's long march to modernity. Carter began his working life at age thirteen as an apprentice and continued to work as a tailor throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, first in Colchester and then in London. As the Industrial Revolution brought innovations to every aspect of British life, Carter took advantage of opportunities to push against the boundaries of his working-class background. He supplemented his income through his writing, publishing often unsigned books, articles, and poems on subjects as diverse as religion, death, nature, aesthetics, and theories of civilization. Carter's words give us a fascinating window into the revolutionary forces that upended the world of ordinary citizens in this era and demonstrate how the changes in daily life impacted personal experiences and intellectual pursuits as well as labor practices and living and working environments. Ferguson deftly explores a forgotten tailor's varied responses to the many transformations that produced the world's first modern society"--From publisher's website.

Contents:

Introduction: James Carter's Britain, 1792-1853

The Tailors' Industrial Revolution

Literacy and the Learned Tailor

The Countryman in London

The City in the Country

The Man and the Mass

Conclusion: "Great Men" and the Making of Modern Britain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807163801

0807163805

OCLC:

949922743