The Decline of the Chartist Movement / / Preston William Slosson.

Explains Chartism and its six points as it began as a class movement through its peak in the early 1840's and eventual decline and downfall.  Looks at the lasting effects it had on British laws and customs.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1916]
©1916
Year of Publication:1916
Language:English
Series:Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • I. Chartism as a Class Movement
  • II. The High Tide of Chartism
  • III. The Disintegration of The Chartist Movement
  • IV. The Improvement in the Condition of the Working Class After 1842
  • V. A Discussion of the Cause of the Decline of The Chartist Movement
  • VI. The Response of the Ruling Classes of Great Britain to The Chartist Movement
  • VII. The Permanent Influence of Chartism on the British Working Class
  • Bibliography
  • Index