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  A People's History of Leicester (Hardback) By (author) Ned Newitt

  

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  Short Description for A People's History of LeicesterPresents a history of Leicester through the eyes of the Co-operative, Labour and Trade Union movements. This book illustrates the long fight for democratic rights, social welfare and better hours and conditions. It features images of Leicester working people and their social and political organisations.
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  • Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd
  • Published: 01 September 2008
  • Format: Hardback 160 pages
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  • Categories: Photographs: Collections | Local History
  • ISBN 13: 9781859836460 ISBN 10: 1859836461
  • Sales rank: 780,803

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Full description for A People's History of Leicester

• The lives of ordinary people in Leicester have changed greatly over the last 150 years. During that time the people themselves and their organisations have played a significant part in achieving those changes. This book presents a history of Leicester through the eyes of the Co-operative, Labour and Trade Union movements. It illustrates the long fight for democratic rights, social welfare and better hours and conditions. It is a picture history which brings together images of Leicester working people and their social and political organisations to create a remarkable picture of the life of our grandparents and their parents.The photographs and illustrations in the "People's History of Leicester" have been drawn from a wide variety of sources including the albums of local people and many long-forgotten publications. Some have never been published before. The photographs are accompanied by an informative text and commentary based on new research. Together they show how Leicester working people lived and struggled as they built the Co-operative, Trade Union and the Labour movements. It is tribute to those who cherished the vision of a better life for working people.This book offers a fascinating re-reading of Leicestershire history, seen through the eyes of those who were there. It is fully-illustrated with over 100 images, many previously unpublished.