The Convicts of the Eleanor: Protest in Rural England, New Lives in Australia - Couverture souple

Kent, David; Townsend, Norma

 
9780850365047: The Convicts of the Eleanor: Protest in Rural England, New Lives in Australia
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ISBN 10 : 085036504X ISBN 13 : 9780850365047
Editeur : The Merlin Press Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

This book focuses on the men of the convict transport Eleanor who arrived in NSW in 1831. They were all from the counties of Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire and were transported for their part in the Swing riots - the great agricultural uprising of 1830-31. This episode which touched thirty counties and has been called 'the last peasants' revolt' led to more than 480 people being sent to Australia ('the largest single group in the history of transportation' (George Rude). The men on the Eleanor who made up 30% of the Swing transportees. Part I of the book deals with the men of the Eleanor in their English setting, Part II with their experiences as convicts and free men in New South Wales. The chapter headings below give a clear indication of the contents of each chapter and the focus of the book on ruined and then reconstructed lives Written with full academic apparatus but with that elusive being the general reader in mind, this theme will appeal to that large readership in England which is interested in rural social history and popular protest.In Australia there is a large and enthusiatic readership for books on colonial history, convictism and works which provide a context for family history. This book also has the advantage of being focussed on Hardy's Wessex and is thus, to some extent, a contribution to the regional history of southern England. The Swing Riots are a topic which features in the history syllabuses of most examination boards in southern England.

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À propos de l?auteur

David Kent and Norma Townsend both teach history at the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia.

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Éditeur
The Merlin Press Ltd
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
085036504X
ISBN 13 
9780850365047
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
3
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9781864031720: The convicts of the Eleanor: protest in rural England, new lives in Australia

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ISBN 10 :  1864031727 ISBN 13 :  9781864031720
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