A People's History of London

A People's History of London
Author :
Publisher : Verso Books
Total Pages : 321
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781844678556
ISBN-13 : 1844678555
Rating : 4/5 (555 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A People's History of London by : Lindsey German

Download or read book A People's History of London written by Lindsey German and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the eyes of Britain’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 Levellers’ doomed struggle for liberty in the aftermath of the Civil War; the silk weavers, match girls and dockers who crusaded for workers’ rights; and the Battle of Cable Street, where East Enders took on Oswald Mosley’s Black Shirts. A People’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.


A People's History of London Related Books

A People's History of London
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: Lindsey German
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-06-19 - Publisher: Verso Books

GET EBOOK

In the eyes of Britain’s heritage industry, London is the traditional home of empire, monarchy and power, an urban wonderland for the privileged, where the va
A People's History of Modern Europe
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: William A. Pelz
Categories: Europe
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016 - Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)

GET EBOOK

From the monarchical terror of the Middle Ages to the mangled Europe of the twenty-first century, A People's History of Modern Europe tracks the history of the
A People's History of the Civil War
Language: en
Pages: 520
Authors: David Williams
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-05-10 - Publisher: New Press, The

GET EBOOK

“Does for the Civil War period what Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States did for the study of American history in general.” —Library
A People's History of the World
Language: en
Pages: 753
Authors: Chris Harman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-05-02 - Publisher: Verso Books

GET EBOOK

Building on A People’s History of the United States, this radical world history captures the broad sweep of human history from the perspective of struggling c
A People's History of Tennis
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: David Berry
Categories: Tennis
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: People's History

GET EBOOK

Tennis is much more than Wimbledon! This story reveals the hidden history of the sport.