Sheffield Troublemakers: Rebels and Radicals in Sheffield History by David Price

Description: Sheffield Troublemakers by David Price Sheffield troublemakers FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description George III described Sheffield as a damned bad place at a time when the town was notorious for radical agitation. This book traces this radical tradition right up to the 1980s, when David Blunketts Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire fought Mrs Thatcher. The book tells of dramatic events - the burning of the vicars Broomhall residence, Samual Holberrys attempted Chartist uprising, the Sheffield outrages of the 1860s, John Ruskins Communist experiment in Totley, the Sheffield mass trespass and the raising of the red flag over the town hall in 1981.There are colourful personalities, such as Joseph Gales, a brilliant newspaper editor who fled fo Maerica; Mary Anne Rawson, an impassioned anti-slavery campaigner; John Arthur Roebuck, a radical MP who brought down the government; Edward Carpenter, a socialist prophet and gay pioneer; Father Ommanney, whose ritualism outraged Protestants, J.T. Murphy, who fraternised with Lenin and Staline; and Ethel Haythornthwaite, who fough to save the countryside.The book is valuable historically in describing the important part played in Britains radical history by his great Northern city, with its dissenting middle classes, its independent-minded artisans, its championship of the weak against the strong and its unwillingness to be pushed around. Author Biography David Price is Professor of Medical Law at De Montfort University, Leicester, where his research focuses on areas relating to human tissue for medical purposes. He was very recently a member of the Secretary of States Organ Donation Taskforce examining presumed consent and previously a member of a World Health Organisation Taskforce on Organ Transplantation. He is a member of the European Expert Group Relating to Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of Organ Transplantation and a member of the Editorial Board of the Medical Law Review. Long Description George III described Sheffield as a damned bad place at a time when the town was notorious for radical agitation. This book traces this radical tradition right up to the 1980s, when David Blunketts Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire fought Mrs Thatcher. The book tells of dramatic events - the burning of the vicars Broomhall residence, Samual Holberrys attempted Chartist uprising, the Sheffield outrages of the 1860s, John Ruskins Communist experiment in Totley, the Sheffield mass trespass and the raising of the red flag over the town hall in 1981.There are colourful personalities, such as Joseph Gales, a brilliant newspaper editor who fled fo Maerica; Mary Anne Rawson, an impassioned anti-slavery campaigner; John Arthur Roebuck, a radical MP who brought down the government; Edward Carpenter, a socialist prophet and gay pioneer; Father Ommanney, whose ritualism outraged Protestants, J.T. Murphy, who fraternised with Lenin and Staline; and Ethel Haythornthwaite, who fough to save the countryside.The book is valuable historically in describing the important part played in Britains radical history by his great Northern city, with its dissenting middle classes, its independent-minded artisans, its championship of the weak against the strong and its unwillingness to be pushed around. Details ISBN1860776604 Author David Price Year 2011 ISBN-10 1860776604 ISBN-13 9781860776601 Media Book Format Paperback Publication Date 2011-05-01 Short Title SHEFFIELD TROUBLEMAKERS Language English Pages 192 Imprint Phillimore & Co Ltd Subtitle Rebels and Radicals in Sheffield History Place of Publication Stroud Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 942.821 Illustrations Illustrations UK Release Date 2011-05-01 AU Release Date 2011-05-01 NZ Release Date 2011-05-01 Publisher The History Press Ltd Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133536440;

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