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'Kill all the Gentlemen': Class struggle and change in the English countryside

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The modern countryside is the result of centuries of environmental change, but also brutal class struggle. Modern agriculture, the food we eat and how it is produced, is a direct result of these historic and frequently overlooked battles. Martin Empson rescues these forgotten moments of history.
From the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 to the Pilgrimage of Grace and Robert Kett's rebellion; from protests against enclosure and food riots to Captain Swing and the Tolpuddle Martyrs - here is the story of how rural labourers resisted the development of capitalism, fought to control their land and labour and eventually built trade unions to fight for their rights.

Language: English

Pages: 313

Format: Paperback

Release: May 17, 2018

ISBN 13: 9781910885697

'Kill all the Gentlemen': Class struggle and change in the English countryside

0/5 ( ratings)

The modern countryside is the result of centuries of environmental change, but also brutal class struggle. Modern agriculture, the food we eat and how it is produced, is a direct result of these historic and frequently overlooked battles. Martin Empson rescues these forgotten moments of history.
From the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 to the Pilgrimage of Grace and Robert Kett's rebellion; from protests against enclosure and food riots to Captain Swing and the Tolpuddle Martyrs - here is the story of how rural labourers resisted the development of capitalism, fought to control their land and labour and eventually built trade unions to fight for their rights.

Language: English

Pages: 313

Format: Paperback

Release: May 17, 2018

ISBN 13: 9781910885697

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