Biblioteca / 1980-1989
James Epstein. The Lion of Freedom. Feargus O’Connor and the Chartist Movement, 1832-1842.
Londres: Croom Helm, 1982.
xii, 327 páginas.
CONTENTS
Introduction
1 – The Roots of Leadership: 1832-1837
Radical Member of Parliament: 1832-1835
The Oldham By-Election: O’Connor’s ‘English Political Birthplace’
London Radicalism
Northern Radicalism
O’Connor, O’Connell and the English Radicals
The Central National Association and the London Working Men’s Association
2 – The Northern Star
The Establishment of the Northern Star
The ‘People’s Paper and the Chartist Movement
3 – The Coming Together of Chartism: 1838
The Demagogue
The Coming Together of Chartism
The Birth of the Chartist Platform
Moral Force/Physical Force
4 – The Quest for Working-Class Power: The National Convention of 1839
5 – The Risings and After
6 – The People’s Champion and the People’s Party
The Caged Lion
The National Charter Association and the Reorganisation of Chartism
The Question of Chartist Direction, Unity and Democratic Leadership
The Promised Land
7 – The Middle-Class Challenge and Chartist Strategy
The Middle-Class Embrace: 1840-1841
The 1841 General Election
The Crisis of 1842
Conclusion
Bibliographic Note