Chartism, commemoration and the cult of the radical hero
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Chartism, commemoration and the cult of the radical hero
（Routledge studies in modern British history）
Routledge, 2020
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Bibliography: [212]-219
Includes index
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Description
Chartism, the British mass movement for democratic and social rights in the 1830s and 1840s, was profoundly shaped by the radical tradition from which it emerged. Yet, little attention has been paid to how Chartists saw themselves in relation to this diverse radical tradition or to the ways in which they invented their own tradition. Paine, Cobbett and other 'founding fathers', dead and alive, were used and in some cases abused by Chartists in their own attempts to invent a radical tradition. By drawing on new and exciting work in the fields of visual and material culture; cultures of heroism, memory and commemoration; critical heritage studies; and the history of political thought, this book explores the complex cultural work that radical heroes were made to perform.
Table of Contents
List of tables and figures
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part 1: Chartism and the Radical Tradition
Inventing the Radical Tradition
Unfurling the Radical Tradition: the Visual and Material Culture of Chartism
History, Memory and the Rituals of Pantheonism
Using and Abusing the Radical Tradition
Part 2: The Cult of the Radical Hero/Villain
The Chartists and Mister Thomas Paine
Forging the Radical Tradition: Chartism, Currency and Cobbett
Richard Oastler and the Chartists
Daniel O'Connell, Chartism and the Atlantic World
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
Index
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