Author: George Spater
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1982-02-26
Total Pages: 653
ISBN-13: 9780521245388
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work offers a two-volume biography of William Cobbett whose influence as a journalist and member of parliament was felt internationally for nearly 40 years, during which time the new American republic emerged and the French Revolution, Napoleonic wars and Industrial Revolution happenened.
Author: James Grande
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-08-12
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 113738008X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →William Cobbett, the Press and Rural England offers a thorough re-appraisal of William Cobbett (1763-1835), situating his journalism and rural radicalism in relation to contemporary political debates.
Author: James Grande
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-03-02
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 135188462X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Politician, journalist, reformer, convict, social commentator and all-round thorn in the side of the establishment, William Cobbett cut a swathe through late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century British society with his copious and acerbic writings on any and every issue that caught his attention. Both a radical and a conservative, and with strong opinions on any given subject, Cobbett had a talent for controversial and pugnacious writing that echoes down the centuries and still rings fresh today. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of Cobbett’s birth in 1763, this book provides a selection of his writings - both published and unpublished - that highlight his talents, obsessions, and concerns. From corruption and Parliamentary reform, poverty and commerce, to patriotism and religion, the selections display Cobbett at his best - sometimes outraged and excoriating, sometimes sympathetic and reasoned - but always honest and witty. Divided into 14 chapters each dealing with a particular theme, the selections are contextualised so as to provide the necessary historical background for any readers who may be unfamiliar with the period. In so doing, the book not only brings to life the dynamic and rumbustious world of Georgian England within which Cobbett moved, but also reveals many uncanny parallels with modern concerns. Whether espousing political reform, promoting rural affairs or decrying a spiralling national debt, many of Cobbett’s opinions seem as relevant today as when they were first written. Certainly modern readers will find much here to educate, amuse and admire.
Author: G D H Cole
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-11-01
Total Pages: 429
ISBN-13: 1136885579
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume is representative of the historical works of a particular period (1923-29) when there was a hiatus in the output of Cole the theoretician. It is an extraordinary contribution to labour history and is among the finest of his historical works.
Author: Royal Historical Society
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997-04-13
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780521583305
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