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A People's History of London

A People's History of London
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In the eyes of Britainâ€™s heritage industry, London is the traditional home of empire, monarchy and power, an urban wonderland for the privileged, where the vast majority of Londoners feature only to applaud in the background.

Yet, for nearly 2000 years, the city has been a breeding ground for radical ideas, home to thinkers, heretics and rebels from John Wycliffe to Karl Marx. It has been the site of sometimes violent clashes that changed the course of history: the Levellersâ€™ doomed struggle for liberty in the aftermath of the Civil War; the silk weavers, match girls and dockers who crusaded for workersâ€™ rights; and the Battle of Cable Street, where East Enders took on Oswald Mosleyâ€™s Black Shirts.

A Peopleâ€™s History of London journeys to a city of pamphleteers, agitators, exiles and revolutionaries, where millions of people have struggled in obscurity to secure a better future.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781844678556
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2012-06-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781844678556

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