Description:
Post-Chartist period saw an easing of class tensions and the growth of a reformist working class. Using evidence based upon the cotton districts of north-west England, the author shows that enhanced socio-political stability owed much to economic restabilisation in this book (originally published in 1985).
Review Quotes:
Review of the first publication:
'Neville Kirk's well-organized and clearly argued book, focusing upon the cotton district in the 1850-70 period, is a regional study of a particularly significant area.'
-- Robert Sykes, Social History, Volume 11, Issue 2