The Decline of the Chartist Movement / Preston William Slosson.
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- Author/Creator:
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- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1916]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Explains Chartism and its six points as it began as a class movement through its peak in the early 1840's and eventual decline and downfall. Looks at the lasting effects it had on British laws and customs.
- Contents:
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- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Introduction
- I. Chartism as a Class Movement
- II. The High Tide of Chartism
- III. The Disintegration of The Chartist Movement
- IV. The Improvement in the Condition of the Working Class After 1842
- V. A Discussion of the Cause of the Decline of The Chartist Movement
- VI. The Response of the Ruling Classes of Great Britain to The Chartist Movement
- VII. The Permanent Influence of Chartism on the British Working Class
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 0-231-89297-7
- OCLC:
- 1100441684
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