Contemporary illustration of the Rebecca rioters A detailed analysis and account of the Rebecca riots in south-west Wales, 1839-1843, examining the interests of different classes at the time. Copied to clipboard Rebecca-riots.pdf (328.07 KB) riots uprisings social movements roads Wales agriculture land prices peasants Rebecca riots Lowri Ann Rees PDF
The Rebecca riots, 1839-43 - Jon Bauckham A short account of the successful protest movement in Wales against excessive road tolls, when locals would wear dresses and blacken their faces…
Sicilian Fasci movement, 1893-4 A short overview of the radical, socialistic Fasci movement of peasants and agricultural labourers in Sicily in the late 19th century.
Honduras farm workers stage mass land occupations Thousands of rural workers in Honduras have occupied land as part of a dispute with large landowners and the government.
1977: Egypt's bread intifada A short history of the country-wide uprising against the termination of state subsidies for basic commodities in January 1977. Despite savage…
