{"product_id":"lancastrians-paul-salveson-9781787389335","title":"Lancastrians: Mills, Mines and Minarets: A New History","description":"\"In the early morning the mill girls clumping down the cobbled street, all in clogs, making a curiously formidable sound, like an army hurrying into battle. I suppose this is the typical sound of Lancashire.\" -- George Orwell, \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Wigan Pier\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis popular history explores the cultural heritage and identity of Lancashire, stretching from the Mersey to the Lake District. Paul Salveson charts the county's transformation from a largely agricultural region noted for its religious learning into the Industrial Revolution's powerhouse, as an emerging self-confident bourgeoisie drove economic growth. This capital boom came with a cultural blossoming, creating today's Lancashire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIndustrialists strongly committed to the arts endowed galleries and museums, producing a diverse world of science, technology, music and literature. Lancashire developed a distinct business culture, but this was also the birthplace of the world co-operative movement, and the heart of democracy campaigns including Chartism and women's suffrage. Lancashire has generally welcomed incomers, who have long helped to inform its distinctive identity: fourteenth-century Flemish weavers; nineteenth-century Irish immigrants and Jewish refugees; and, more recently, 'New Lancastrians' from Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis long-overdue book explores contemporary Lancastrian culture, following modern upheavals and Lancashire's fragmentation compared with its old rival Yorkshire. What future awaits the 6 million people of this rich historic region?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Salveson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787389332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787389335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurst \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.59w x 1.76d","brand":"Paul Salveson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44652254232831,"sku":"9781787389335","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_489e63c6-6384-431e-b9d6-e69580a3f143.jpg?v=1704215257","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lancastrians-paul-salveson-9781787389335","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}