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Petticoat Heroes: Gender, Culture and Popular Protest in the Rebecca Riots
Petticoat Heroes: Gender, Culture and Popular Protest in the Rebecca Riots
Petticoat Heroes: Gender, Culture and Popular Protest in the Rebecca Riots
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The wave of unrest which took place in 1840s Wales, known as ‘Rebeccaism’ or ‘the Rebecca riots’, stands out as a success story within the generally gloomy annals of popular struggle and defeat. The story is remembered in vivid and compelling images: attacks on tollgates and other symbols of perceived injustice by farmers and workers, outlandishly dressed in bonnets and petticoats and led by the iconic anonymous figure of Rebecca herself. The events form a core part of historical study and remembrance in Wales, and frequently appear in broader work on British radicalism and Victorian protest movements. This book draws on cultural history, gender studies and symbolic anthropology to present fresh and alternative arguments on the meaning of Rebeccaite costume and ritual; the significance of the feminine in protest; the links between protest and popular culture; the use of Rebecca’s image in Victorian press and political discourse; and the ways in which the events and the image of Rebecca herself were integrated into politics, culture and popular memory in Wales and beyond. All these aspects repay greater consideration than they have yet been accorded, and highlight the relevance of Rebeccaism to British and European popular protest – up to and including the present day.

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Release dateNov 20, 2015
ISBN9781783167906
Petticoat Heroes: Gender, Culture and Popular Protest in the Rebecca Riots
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Rhian E. Jones

Rhian E. Jones is a writer, critic and broadcaster from South Wales who now lives and works in London. She writes on history, politics, popular culture and the places where they intersect. She is co-editor of Red Pepper and writes for Tribune magazine. Her books include Clampdown: Pop-Cultural Wars on Class and Gender (zer0, 2013); Petticoat Heroes: Gender, Culture and Popular Protest (University of Wales Press, 2015); Triptych: Three Studies of Manic Street Preachers’ The Holy Bible (Repeater, 2017) and the anthology of women’s music writing Under My Thumb: Songs That Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them (Repeater, 2017). Her latest book is Paint Your Town Red: How Preston Took Back Control and Your Town Can Too (Repeater, 2021).

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