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Author:   Ian Hernon
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
ISBN:  

9780745350578

ISBN 10:   0745350577
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   20 September 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Paul Routledge Preface Introduction 1. Luddites and Blanketeers 2. The Road to Peterloo 3. The Massacre 4. The Reckoning 5. Captain Swing and the Rural War 6. The Reform Riots and the Battle of Bristol 7. The Merthyr Rising 8. The Chartists and the Newport Insurrection 9. The Chartists and the Plug Plot Riots 10. Cunninghame Graham and Bloody Sunday 11. The Featherstone Riot 12. The Suffragettes and Black Friday 13. Churchill and the Troops 14. The Police Strike 15. Mosley and the Battle of Cable Street 16. The Notting Hill Riots 17. From Student Protest to Blair Peach 18. Brixton, Toxteth and Broadwater Farm 19. The Battle of Orgreave 20. The Poll Tax Riot 21. The Return of Race Riots 22. Stop the War and G8 Conclusions Bibliography Index

Reviews

'The latest outstanding oeuvre from the prolific pen of Liverpool Echo political correspondent Ian Hernon' -- The Guardian 'A beautifully written and graphic account of civil insurrection in this country from Peterloo to the present day - a very fine read' -- The House Magazine 'His account of the build up to Peterloo and the aftermath is stirring stuff ... written with the pace and detail you would expect from an experienced journalist.' -- Sarah Williams, BBC History 'This fascinating history of riots includes the reform riots of 1831, the violence of the Chartists and the Suffragettes, the lawlessness that occurred during the bizarre police strike of 1919. It ends with the Stop the War march in London in February 2003, Britain's biggest ever demonstration and, in Hernon's view, one of the most futile protests of modern times' -- Ian Pindar, The Guardian 'A well-written, thought provoking and sometimes moving account of rioting and social disturbance' -- Alex Louton, Morning Star Online 'A timely reminder that there is nothing new in rioting as a catalyst for political and social change. Here are the great battles which, for better or worse, helped to create our form of Parliamentary democracy and which changed the face of Britain' -- Gallery News, House of Commons 'A useful primer on the civil insurrections which helped Britain lumber towards equitable political representations. He has picked out key and often overlooked episodes in working class history' -- Tribune

Author Information

Ian Hernon is a journalist and Westminster lobby correspondent. He is the author of Assassin!: 200 Years of British Political Murder (Pluto, 2007) and Riot!: Civil Insurrection From Peterloo to the Present Day (Pluto, 2006). He reports for the Sunday Times and Daily Express, Glasgow Evening Times, and many other newspapers. Ian's previous books on 19th Century British history include Britain's Forgotten Wars (Sutton, 2003).

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