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OverviewAt war against Napoleon near bankrupt English mill-masters experiment with a new factory system acquiring machines to replace men. A young worker leads the Luddites attacking mills and smashing machines. With increased assaults and even murder North England feels the grip of terrorism. Government agents attempt to suppress the rebellion. In 1812 there are more British troops in North England than fighting Napoleon in Europe. Against the Machine relates the story of the diverse characters caught in this conflict. It unveils the rank exploitation which marked the Industrial Revolution. Timely, intense and reflective of another, technological revolution: our own. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brian NormanPublisher: Guernica Editions,Canada Imprint: Guernica Editions,Canada Volume: 177 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.598kg ISBN: 9781771834797ISBN 10: 177183479 Pages: 412 Publication Date: 01 April 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsNo book could be more timely. As concern grows daily about the impact of technology on the planet, Brian Van Norman traces the origins of the first organised resistance to machinery during the infancy of the Industrial Revolution in England. His evocation of the Luddite movement in its Yorkshire heartland is vivid and inspiring. The passing of an old way of life before the Juggernaut of economic progress is portrayed through a convincing cast of characters aligned on both sides of what the writer accurately depicts as naked class war...Van Norman succeeds in representing their fears of a rapidly changing world beyond their control and the doomed path their attempted resistance has forced them along...Jane Austen meets Quentin Tarantino. -- Alan Brooke, Huddersfield Local Historical Society No book could be more timely. As concern grows daily about the impact of technology on the planet, Brian Van Norman traces the origins of the first organised resistance to machinery during the infancy of the Industrial Revolution in England. His evocation of the Luddite movement in its Yorkshire heartland is vivid and inspiring. The passing of an old way of life before the Juggernaut of economic progress is portrayed through a convincing cast of characters aligned on both sides of what the writer accurately depicts as naked class war...Van Norman succeeds in representing their fears of a rapidly changing world beyond their control and the doomed path their attempted resistance has forced them along...Jane Austen meets Quentin Tarantino. -- Alan Brooke, Huddersfield Local Historical Society In muscular language, earthy and poetic, Van Norman evokes the beauty and harshness of the Yorkshire Moors in a manner vivid for any reader. -- Amanda Hale -- Ottawa Review of Books, 2020 Van Norman has just established himself as one of the great storytellers in the historical genre. -- David Reyes -- The Book Commentary, 2020 No book could be more timely. As concern grows daily about the impact of technology on the planet, Brian Van Norman traces the origins of the first organised resistance to machinery during the infancy of the Industrial Revolution in England. His evocation of the Luddite movement in its Yorkshire heartland is vivid and inspiring. The passing of an old way of life before the Juggernaut of economic ?progress? is portrayed through a convincing cast of characters aligned on both sides of what the writer accurately depicts as naked class war...Van Norman succeeds in representing their fears of a rapidly changing world beyond their control and the doomed path their attempted resistance has forced them along...Jane Austen meets Quentin Tarantino. -- Alan Brooke, Huddersfield Local Historical Society Author InformationOnce a teacher, theatre director and adjudicator, Brian left those worlds to travel with his wife, Susan, and take up writing as a full time pursuit. He has journeyed to every continent and sailed nearly every sea on the planet. With past awards in playwriting and short stories Brian turned his hand to historical novels. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |