A People's History of London - Softcover

Rees, John; German, Lindsey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1836742576 ISBN 13: 9781836742579

Verlag: Verso Books, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

For nearly 2,000 years, London has been a breeding ground for radical ideas, home to thinkers, heretics and rebels. A People’s History of London presents fascinating portraits of the heroic idealists who made the city their home. Lindsey German and John Rees bring to life the dissident priest John Wycliff and the Levellers’ Civil War struggle. They delve into the travails of the silk weavers, match girls and dockers who crusaded for workers’ rights. And they recount the Battle of Cable Street, where East Enders took on Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts. This updated edition recounts the battles of recent years: the Grenfell disaster, the inspiring Palestine movement, and the fight for a city fit for its people, not one hobbled by developers and landlords.

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John Rees is an historian, broadcaster and campaigner. He is coauthor of A People's History of London and author of The Leveller Revolution and Timelines: A Political History of the Modern World, among other titles. He is a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmith's, University of London and a National Officer of the Stop the War Coalition.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Verso Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1836742576
• ISBN 13: 9781836742579
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352
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