{"product_id":"9781781681800","title":"Captain Swing","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Hobsbawm, E. J., Rude, George\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 22 July 2014 by Verso Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | black \u0026amp; white illustrations, black \u0026amp; white line drawings, maps\u003cbr\u003e209 x 140 x 30 | 470g\u003cp\u003eSir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Your name is down amongst the Black  hearts in the Black Book and this is to advise you and the like of you,  who are Parson Justasses, to make your wills\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYe have been the Blackguard Enemies of the People on all occasions, Ye have not yet done\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas ye ought\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - SwingIn  our increasingly mechanized age, the Swing revolts are a timely record  of the relationship between technological advance, labour and poverty.  With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, capitalism swept from the  cities into the countryside, and tensions mounted between agricultural  workers and employers. From 1830 on, a series of revolts, known  as the 'Swing' shook England to its core. Landowners wanting to make  their land more profitable started to use machinery to harvest crops,  causing widespread misery among rural communities. Captain Swing  reveals the background to that upheaval, from its rise to its fall, and  shines a light on the people who tried to change the world and save  their livelihoods.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobsbawm, E. J., Rude, George","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42537987342520,"sku":"9781781681800","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781781681800.jpg?v=1734711768","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781781681800","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}