The Rebecca Riots: A Study in Agrarian Discontent by David Williams (English) Pa

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The Rebecca Riots in west Wales began in the summer of 1839. They ceased as suddenly as they had started, and for three and a half years the countryside was undisturbed. Then, in the winter of 1842, they broke out again with greater violence.

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The Rebecca Riots, an uprising of oppressed peasantry against the burden of tollgates in west Wales, began in the summer of 1839. After only a few months, they ceased as suddenly as they had started and for three-and-a-half years, the countryside was undisturbed. Then, in the winter of 1842, rioting broke out again—with greater violence. This study explores the deep-seated roots of these uprisings."It is safe to say that Professor Williams's excellently written and dispassionate account of the riots and their background is likely to remain the final word on the subject."—Times Literary Supplement

Author Biography

David Williams died in 1978. He lived and worked in Aberystwyth at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth as well as in Cardiff. He was born in Lan-y-Cefn, Pembrokeshire in 1900. He was the doyen of Welsh historians, publishing numerous classic history books.

Table of Contents

The Gentry of West Wales; Local Government and Administration; The Economic Background; Social Conditions; The Growth of Opinion; The Roads of West Wales; The Outbreak of Rioting; Midsummer Madness; Smouldering Embers; Rebecca Triumphans.

Review

It is safe to say that Professor Williams's excellently written and dispassionate account of the riots and their background is likely to remain the final word on the subject.A" -Times Literary Supplement

Long Description

The Rebecca Riots in west Wales began in the summer of 1839. They ceased as suddenly as they had started, and for three and a half years the countryside was undisturbed. Then, in the winter of 1842, they broke out again with greater violence. By day the countryside seemed quiet, but at night fantastically disguised horsemen, many dressed as women, careered along highways and through narrow lanes on their mysterious errands. The movement has been unusually been represented as the uprising of an oppressed peasantry, particularly against the burden of the toll-gates. Its causes, however, were far more deep-seated than that

Review Text

The movement has been unusually been represented as the uprising of an oppressed peasantry, particularly against the burden of the toll-gates. Its causes, however, were far more deep-seated than that. It is safe to say that Professor Williamss excellently written and dispassionate account of the riots and their background is likely to remain the final word on the subject.Times Literary Supplement

Review Quote

" The Rebecca Riots by David Williams is an unassuming book, but its significance is universal. The book and its author determined my life; they made me want to be a historian of Wales and of the world."-Kenneth O. Morgan, The Queen's College, Oxford

Author Comments

David Williams died in 1978. He lived and worked in Aberystwyth at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth as well as in Cardiff. He was born in Lan-y-Cefn, Pembrokeshire in 1900. He was the doyen of Welsh historians, publishing numerous classic history books.

Details ISBN0708323960 Author David Williams Short Title REBECCA RIOTS Publisher University of Wales Press Language English ISBN-10 0708323960 ISBN-13 9780708323960 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-03-31 Imprint University of Wales Press Place of Publication Wales Country of Publication United Kingdom Subtitle A Study in Agrarian Discontent Qualifications Ph.D. DEWEY 942.96081 Illustrations No UK Release Date 2011-03-31 NZ Release Date 2011-03-31 Pages 256 Audience Professional & Vocational Alternative 9780708309339 AU Release Date 2011-07-07 We've got this

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