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The French Anarchists in London
Constance Bantman
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Description for The French Anarchists in London
Hardcover. Depicts the social and political lives of the few hundred French anarchists exiled in London between 1880 and 1914, and focuses on their transnational political activism, suspected terrorist activities, the police surveillance they were subjected to, and the epoch-making changes in immigration and asylum law which their presence eventually led to. Series: Studies in Labour History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
This book is a study of political exile and transnational activism in the late-Victorian period. It explores the history of about 500 French-speaking anarchists who lived in exile in London between 1880 and 1914, with a close focus on the 1890s, when their presence peaked. These individuals sought to escape intense repression in France, at a time when anarchist-inspired terrorism swept over the Western world. Until the 1905 Aliens Act, Britain was the exception in maintaining a liberal approach to the containment of anarchism and terrorism; it was therefore the choice destination of international exiled anarchists, just as it had ... Read more
This book is a study of political exile and transnational activism in the late-Victorian period. It explores the history of about 500 French-speaking anarchists who lived in exile in London between 1880 and 1914, with a close focus on the 1890s, when their presence peaked. These individuals sought to escape intense repression in France, at a time when anarchist-inspired terrorism swept over the Western world. Until the 1905 Aliens Act, Britain was the exception in maintaining a liberal approach to the containment of anarchism and terrorism; it was therefore the choice destination of international exiled anarchists, just as it had ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Labour History
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846318801
SKU
V9781846318801
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About Constance Bantman
Constance Bantman is Lecturer in French at the University of Surrey.
Reviews for The French Anarchists in London
The books themselves are well-produced ... These books will useful for historians.
KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library 78-79
A comprehensive, lucid and compelling study of the exile community. University of Leeds The study offers another crucial piece of the puzzle of the story of anarchist groups, their political exile and migration, and the fears they inspired ... Read more
KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library 78-79
A comprehensive, lucid and compelling study of the exile community. University of Leeds The study offers another crucial piece of the puzzle of the story of anarchist groups, their political exile and migration, and the fears they inspired ... Read more