Rebeccas Country - A Welsh Story of Riot and Resistance

In nineteenth-century Wales, a protest took place like no other. Burdened by punishing tolls and desperate for their livelihoods, protestors dramatically cross-dressed in carnivalesque costumes to attack the tollbooths. Inspired by the enigmatic figure of 'Rebecca', they went on to attack other symbols of injustice, redistribute wealth, and clash with both local authorities and the national government. In Rebecca's Country, historian Rhian E. Jones explores the background, chronology and achievements of the Rebecca movement. She offers a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people and how they responded to the sweeping and severe changes of the early nineteenth century, telling the human stories behind this dramatic history.

About the author

Rhian E. Jones is a writer, critic, and broadcaster from South Wales. She is co-editor of Red Pepper and writes for Tribune magazine. Her books include Clampdown: Pop-Cultural Wars on Class and Gender; Petticoat Heroes: Gender, Culture and Popular Protest, Triptych: Three Studies of Manic Street Preachers' The Holy Bible; the anthology Under My Thumb: Songs That Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them; and Paint Your Town Red: How Preston Took Back Control and Your Town Can Too.

Product details

• Authors: Rhian E. Jones, Jones Rhian E.
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2024
• EAN: 9781915279743
• ISBN: 978-1-915279-74-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Country, E, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, Story, Resistance, Welsh, JONES, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Wales, of, Riot, British & Irish history, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), c 1840 to c 1849, Southwest Wales, Rebecca’s, Rhian