By Kit de Waal,Alexei Sayle,David Constantine,Matthew Holness,Stuart Evers,Sara Maitland,Laura Hird,Courttia Newland,Jacob Ross,Juliet Jacques
For a kingdom that introduced the realm Chartism, the Suffragettes, the Tolpuddle Martyrs, and such a lot of different grassroots social hobbies, Britain hardly celebrates its lengthy, nice culture of individuals power.
In this well timed and evocative assortment, twenty authors have assembled to re-imagine key moments of British protest, from the Peasants’ riot of 1381 to the anti-Iraq warfare demo of 2003. Written in shut session with historians, sociologists and eyewitnesses – who additionally give a contribution afterwords – those tales stick to fictional characters stuck up in real-life struggles, delivering a streetlevel viewpoint at the noble artwork of resistance.
In the age of pretend information and post-truth politics this ebook fights fiction with (well researched, traditionally exact) fiction.
Protests comprise the Peasants riot, ballot Tax Riots, Anti-Iraq battle Demo and plenty of more...
Featuring tales through Sandra Alland, Martyn Bedford, Kate Clanchy, David Constantine, Frank Cottrell Boyce, package de Waal, Stuart Evers, Maggie Gee, Michelle eco-friendly, Andy Hedgecock, Laura Hird, Matthew Holness, Juliet Jacques, Sara Maitland, Courttia Newland, Holly Pester, Joanna Quinn, Francesca Rhydderch, Jacob Ross & Alexei Sayle.
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