The Last Rising by David Jones
This book tells the full story of the confrontation between Chartist miners and troops in Newport in 1839--the most serious clash between people and government in modern industrial Britain--analyzing the profound impact of armed insurrection on the social and political climate of the period.
Jones, Mari C.: - Mari C. Jones is Reader in French Linguistics and Language Change at the University of Cambridge and Fellow in Modern and Medieval Languages at Peterhouse, Cambridge. A highly experienced fieldworker, she has published extensively on language obsolescence and revitalisation in relation to Insular and Continental Norman, Welsh and Breton. Her recent publications include Keeping Languages Alive (2013, edited with Sarah Ogilvie).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198200765 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198200765 |
| Title | The Last Rising |
| Author | David Jones |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1985-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 290 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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