Joseph Cowen and Popular Radicalism on Tyneside

by Joan Allen

Overview

An indepth look at Joseph Cowen—newspaper magnate, radical activist, and member of parliament for the Liberal party—this compilation brings together ethnic and urban studies, and considers the role of the press in building a radical power base. During his political career, Cowen drew upon a coalition of support from working-class associations, the Irish community, and regional interest groups, and this study of his life describes how he remarkably championed the cause of the underdog.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780850365832
Publisher:	Merlin Press Limited, The
Publication date:	12/01/2007
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Joan Allen is a lecturer in modern British history at the University of Newcastle and the co-editor of Faith of Our Fathers: Six Centuries of Popular Belief and Papers for the People.

Table of Contents

Illustrations     vi
Acknowledgements     vii
Abbreviations     x
Introduction     1
Rights and Privileges: Tyneside's Radical Tradition, 1775-1832     13
Printing and Preaching: Chartists, republicans and reformers     27
'Knowledge is Power': Community politics, associational life and the press     51
'The Wearing of the Green': Irish nationalists and Tyneside radicals, 1819-1884     79
Power and Responsibility: The workings of the Radical-Liberal alliance, 1873-1883     103
Tyneside politics at the fin de siecle: Irish identity, cultural nationalism and the new radicalism, 1884-1900     133
Notes     150
Appendices     206
Select Bibliography     214
Index     237

Editorial Reviews

"This highly readable and innovative study makes an important contribution to understanding the dynamics and longevity of 19th century provincial Radicalism."  —Labour History vol 74, no.1

From the Publisher

This highly readable and innovative study makes an important contribution to understanding the dynamics and longevity of 19th century provincial Radicalism.

Labour History vol 74 no.1