Chartism: A New History. Malcolm Chase. Manchester University Press.(Brief article)(Book review)

Contemporary Review | June 22, 2008 | Copyright

Chartism: A New History. Malcolm Chase. Manchester University Press. [pounds sterling]60.00. x + 421 pages. ISBN 978-0-7190-6086-1. What we know as Chartism was 'the first (and arguably still the greatest) mass political movement in industrialised Britain'. In this detailed and deeply researched new study Mr Chase traces the history of the movement which is usually dated to 1838 and the issue of 'The People's Charter'. He places the specific crusade for the 'Charter' in the context of radical politics from the late eighteenth century but also ...

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