Petticoat Heroes : Gender, Culture and Popular Protest in the Rebecca Riots
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1783167882
ISBN-13
9781783167883
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Imprint
University of Wales Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 20th, 2015
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
290 grams
Dimensions
21.20 x 13.20 x 1.70 cms
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This book is an up-to-date innovative and accessible reinterpretation of a little-known but fascinating popular movement, of interest to students of protest, culture and politics in Victorian Britain and beyond.
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 to present fresh and alternative arguments on the meaning of Rebeccaite costume and ritual, the significance of the feminine in protest, and the links between protest and popular culture. An epilogue discusses the Rebecca riots in the context of the contemporary resurgence of leaderless protest around the world including the Occupy and Anonymous movements.
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