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Protest: Stories of Resistance

Whatever happened to British protest?

For a nation that brought the world Chartism, the Suffragettes, the Tolpuddle Martyrs, and so many other grassroots social movements, Britain rarely celebrates its long, great tradition of people power. In this timely and evocative collection, twenty authors have assembled to re-imagine key moments of British protest, from the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 to the anti-Iraq War demo of 2003. Written in close consultation with historians, sociologists and eyewitnesses — who also contribute afterwords — these stories follow fictional characters caught up in real-life struggles, offering a streetlevel perspective on the noble art of resistance. In the age of fake news and post-truth politics this book fights fiction with (well researched, historically accurate) fiction.

Featuring: Sara Maitland and Prof. Jane Whittle on THE PEASANT'S REVOLT

Holly Pester and Dr. Steve Hindle on THE MIDLANDS RISING

Matthew Holness and Dr. John Rees and Prof. Mark Stoyle on THE DIGGERS

Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Dr. Ariel Hessayon on VENNER'S RISING

Andy Hedgecock and Dr. Kartina Navickas on THE PENTRICH LUDDITES

Laura Hird and Dr. Gordon Pentland on the RADICAL WAR

Michelle Green and Elizabeth Crawford on THE SUFFRAGETTES

Sandra Alland and Dr Francis Salt on the NATIONAL BLIND MARCH

Stuart Evers and Dr Michael Randle on the ALDERMASTON MARCHES

Kit de Waal and Avtar Jouhl on MALCOLM X in SMETHWICK

Alexei Sayle and Rusell Hickman on the ANTI-VIETNAM WAR DEMO

David and Stephen Constantine on the ANTI-RIVERS OF BLOOD MARCH

Maggie Gee and Prof Sally Alexander on the NIGHT CLEANERS' STRIIKE

Francesca Rhydderch and Ned Thomas on the WELSH LANGUAGE PROTESTS

Jacob Ross and Prof. Stephen Reicher on the NEW CROSS FIRE & THE BRIXTON RIOTS

Joanna Quinn and Lyn Barlow on GREENHAM COMMON

Martyn Bedford and Prof. David Waddington on the BATTLE OF ORGREAVE

Juliet Jacques and Dr. Em Temple-Malt on SECTION 28

Courttia Newland and Dr. John Drury on the POLL TAX RIOT

Kate Clanchy and Prof. Laleh Khalili on the ANTI-IRAQ WAR DEMO

This project has been supported by the Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust and the Lipman-Miliband Trust, as well as Arts Council England.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 464
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781910974438
  • Genres
  • politics, history
  • Release date
  • 2018