2000, ISBN: 0330483080

[SR: 418477], Paperback, [EAN: 9780330483087], Pan Books, English, English, English, Pan Books, Book, Pan Books, Pan Books, The history of revolt and rebellion in Britain is a long and co… Mehr…

[SR: 418477], Paperback, [EAN: 9780330483087], Pan Books, English, English, English, Pan Books, Book, Pan Books, Pan Books, The history of revolt and rebellion in Britain is a long and colourful one, but (inevitably) it is the nation's capital that has seen the greatest concentration of such dissent over the centuries. Clive Bloom's Violent London (subtitled 2,000 Years of Riots, Rebels and Revolts) is a remarkable document, unquestionably the last word on the subject (if such a thing is possible, given that -- as Bloom demonstrates -- the time-honoured tradition of dissent is alive and well in the capital). The book is an updating of an earlier edition which had such writers as the late JG Ballard enthusiastically extolling its virtues -- and it's not hard to see why. Bloom's reach is immensely ambitious, stretching from Boudicca (who actually set fire to the city in her struggle against Roman occupation) through such significant rebels as Wat Tyler, taking in virtually every important anti-establishment stance adopted throughout the ages with London as the fulcrum. Recent sections (including a perceptive analysis of the anti-globalisation protests) are quite as balanced and well-informed as those set in the ancient past. Clive Bloom himself is something of a polymath, with books on popular culture rubbing shoulders with ambitious volumes such as Violent London, and like the very best writers on historical subjects, his principal agenda is to communicate both the excitement of the subject and the hardcore information that is de rigueur in such books as this. Whether or not you consider yourself a student of history and political dissent, this is a book which has much to say about the society we live in -- essential reading in an age of protest. --Barry Forshaw, 772198, General, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 271343, Britain & Ireland, 772060, British Heads of State, 271353, Early British & Roman Britain, 271352, Anglo-Saxon 500-1000, 271344, Norman and Medieval 1001-1500, 271345, Early Modern 1501-1700 (Tudors, Stuarts, Commonwealth, Restoration, Glorious Revolution), 271346, Queen Anne, Georgian, Victorian 1701-1901, 771730, Edwardian and Early 20th Century 1901-1913, 271350, World War I 1914-1918, 771732, Inter-war Period 1919-1938, 271349, Post-war Period, 1946-Present, 771734, The Norman Conquest, 771744, Black Death, 771738, Wars of the Roses, 771742, Reformation in Britain, 771740, English Civil War, 771746, Industrial Revolution, 772174, Peninsular War, 772170, Boer Wars, 772172, Crimean War, 771748, Falklands War, 771774, Gulf War, 4117771, Ireland, 4117751, Scotland, 4117761, Wales, 124981031, General AAS, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 772152, Health & Welfare, 772148, Social & Economic History, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 772154, Protest & Reform, 772148, Social & Economic History, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 125025031, General AAS, 772148, Social & Economic History, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 772192, London, 772162, Cultural History, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 125008031, General AAS, 772162, Cultural History, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 124978031, General AAS, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 125415031, General AAS, 275890, Civil Liberties & Political Activism, 275870, Government & Politics, 60, Society, Politics & Philosophy, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 125414031, General AAS, 275870, Government & Politics, 60, Society, Politics & Philosophy, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 125440031, General AAS, 276411, Social Sciences, 60, Society, Politics & Philosophy, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 400530011, English, 400529011, Language (feature_browse-bin), 365481011, Refinements, 266239, Books, 492564011, Paperback, 492562011, Format (binding_browse-bin), 365481011, Refinements, 266239, Books, 182018031, Regular Size, 182016031, Font Size (format_browse-bin), 365481011, Refinements, 266239, Books<

2000, ISBN: 0330483080

[SR: 4014239], Taschenbuch, [EAN: 9780330483087], Pan Books, Pan Books, Book, [PU: Pan Books], Pan Books, Physical description; xvii, 597 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : black & wh… Mehr…

[SR: 4014239], Taschenbuch, [EAN: 9780330483087], Pan Books, Pan Books, Book, [PU: Pan Books], Pan Books, Physical description; xvii, 597 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : black & white illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimilies ; 24 cm. Subjects; Riots - England - London - History. Violence - England - London - History. Insurgency - England - London - History. Revolutions - England - London - History. Political violence - England - London - History. Government, Resistance to - England - London - History., 3234481, Sozialwissenschaft, 15095930031, Anthropologie, 15095787031, Bibliotheks- & Informationswissenschaft, 15095932031, Genderstudies, 15095934031, Kriminologie, 15095811031, Linguistik, 3118971, Medienwissenschaft, 3138111, Philosophie, 3234701, Soziologie, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 15095943031, Staatsführung, 15095936031, Politikwissenschaft, 15426552031, Sozialwissenschaft, 288100, Fachbücher, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 15779141, Allgemein, 15777261, Europa, 15777251, Geschichte nach Ländern, 143, Politik & Geschichte, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 15779001, Großbritannien, 15777261, Europa, 15777251, Geschichte nach Ländern, 143, Politik & Geschichte, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 15777431, Sozialgeschichte, 15777271, Geschichte nach Themen, 143, Politik & Geschichte, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 15779491, Großbritannien, 15777311, Politik nach Ländern, 143, Politik & Geschichte, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 188956, Gesellschaft, 16243761, Alter, 498564, Ausländer, 498556, Behinderte, 498562, Diskriminierung, 498546, Drogen, 187380, Genetik & Bioethik, 16243741, Gesellschaftskritik, 188966, Gesundheit, 188974, Kriminalität, 188973, Multikultur, 188979, Sozialarbeit, 16243751, Soziale Gerechtigkeit, 3341421, Sozialhilfe, 3341441, Technischer Fortschritt, 143, Politik & Geschichte, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 65471011, England, 65458011, Europa, 65140011, Geschichte, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 65541011, Revolutionen, 65538011, Historische Forschung, 65140011, Geschichte, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 65547011, Sozialgeschichte, 65538011, Historische Forschung, 65140011, Geschichte, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 69178011, Gewalt in der Gesellschaft, 69108011, Sozialwissenschaften, 69028011, Sachbücher, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher<

2000, ISBN: 9780330483087

This title charts the story of London through centuries of popular insurrection and protest. It is a story of political acitivism expressed in street fighting and slum warfare, in assassi… Mehr…

This title charts the story of London through centuries of popular insurrection and protest. It is a story of political acitivism expressed in street fighting and slum warfare, in assassination and bombing. It is also the story of the growth of London as a capital and a major city.; Social Sciences, Pan Books<

2000, ISBN: 9780330483087

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