The Many Not The Few - An Illustrated History Of Britain Shaped By The People

An essential graphic reconstruction of some of the most important episodes in our shared labour history

List of contents

1. 1381 rebellions

2. 1549 peasant rebellions laid the ground for the Levellers and
DIggers.

3. With the defeat of the Commonwealth many groups formed which were
to break out in the revolutionary writings of Bunyan

4. Blake and in Captain Swing riots of which many songs predating
Tolpuddle.

5. Expansion of the unions in 19thc, the franchise and the
Chartists. Then the development of socialism and the wne unions.

6. The Russian Revolution and the Depression.

7. The defeat of Fascism then post war rebuilding strong unions and
public ownership.

8. Late 1970s capital war on unions and entry into EU.
Neoliberalism. Closure of pits and industry and steel.

9. Survival in new ways of unions. Destruction of collective
bargaining and final salary pensions and anti union legislation key
to neoliberal project.

10. The future. Leaving EU. New chapter opens.

About the author

Sean Michael Wilson is an award-winning graphic
novel writer known for his books tackling social issues
and history.
Robert Brown is a regular contributor to anthology titles.
He has his own comic series, Killjoy. This is their third
collaboration.

Product details

• Authors: Sean Michael Wilson, Wilson Sean Michael
• Assisted by: Robert Brown (Illustration), Brown Robert (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.06.2019
• EAN: 9781780264448
• ISBN: 978-1-78026-444-8
• Weight: 396 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Social History, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Literary, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain