{"product_id":"commemorating-peterloo-michael-demson-9781474428576","title":"Commemorating Peterloo: Violence, Resilience and Claim-Making During the Romantic Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReflections on the Bicentenary of the 1819 Massacre of Reformers in Manchester\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo hundred years after the massacre of protestors in Manchester, known as Peterloo, distinguished scholars of Romantic-era literature join together in this commemorative volume to assess the implications of the violence. Contributors explore how attitudes toward violence and the claims of people to participate in government were reflected and revised in the verbal and visual culture of the time. Their analyses provide fresh insights into cultural engagement as a means of resisting oppression and a sign of the resilience of humanity in facing threats and force.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a multi-perspectival, historical revaluation of the violence of Peterloo \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on contemporary theorizations of violence by Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek and Rob Nixon to account for the cultural factors leading to Peterloo\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupplements treatments of Peterloo centering on English history with attention to the significance of that event from Scottish, Irish and North American perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Demson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474428576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474428576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.66d","brand":"Michael Demson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943182696703,"sku":"9781474428576","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_25edcf7c-f841-4d5c-b3cc-492c4d6210a5.jpg?v=1681496683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/commemorating-peterloo-michael-demson-9781474428576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}