Petticoat Heroes: Gender, Culture and Popular Protest in the Rebecca Riots
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The wave of unrest which took place in the 1840s in Wales known as "the Rebecca riots" stands out as a success story within the generally gloomy annals of popular struggle and defeat: farmers and workers, outlandishly dressed in bonnets and petticoats, showed their outrage against unfair taxes by attacking tollgates and other symbols of perceived injustice. Petticoat Heroes draws on the fields of cultural history, gender studies, and anthropology...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1783167882
ISBN13:9781783167883
Release Date:March 2016
Publisher:University of Wales Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"
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