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John Fielden and the politics of popular radicalism, 1832-1847 / Stewart Angas Weaver.
LIBRA DA541.F54 W43 1987
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weaver, Stewart.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fielden, John, 1784-1849.
- Fielden, John.
- Legislators--Great Britain--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Great Britain.
- Radicals--Great Britain--Biography.
- Radicals.
- Industrialists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Industrialists.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1830-1837.
- Politics and government.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-1901.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii unnumbered pages, 320 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.
- Summary:
- John Fielden, industrial magnate and radical Member of Parliament for Oldham in Lancashire from 1832 to 1847, was best known as a leading advocate of factory reform. Drawing on a rare collection of Fielden family papers, this biographical study provides a fresh assessment of each of the movements in which Fielden became involved and of his role within them, and discusses the influences that shaped this radical industrialist who occupied a unique place in Parliament as the voice of the people.
- Contents:
- 1. The Making of a Radical Industrialist 17
- 2. Oldham and Westminster 53
- 3. Towards National Regeneration 81
- 4. The Weavers' Champion 113
- 5. Factory Laws and Poor Laws 140
- 6. The People's Champion 179
- 7. Towards Popular Liberalism 218
- 8. The Ten Hours Act 249
- 9. Epilogue: Beyond Tory Radicalism 282.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 300-313.
- ISBN:
- 0198229275 :
- OCLC:
- 15251962
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