The Radical Campaigns of John Baxter Langley (Record no. 66748)
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| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | George, David, |
| Relator term | author |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Radical Campaigns of John Baxter Langley |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | A Keen and Courageous Reformer |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Exeter |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | University of Exeter Press |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (368 pages) |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| Source | rdacarrier |
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| Summary, etc. | Once notorious but now largely forgotten, the political idealist and radical John Baxter Langley was typical of the well-educated and ethical Victorians who struggled to create a fairer, more equal society. Through a long and wide-ranging career of political agitation he was a journalist, editor and owner of several newspapers, was prominent in the call for franchise reform, and opposed religious legislation that prevented Sunday entertainment and education for working men and women. Langley was also integral to the founding of a trade union, campaigned for an end to public executions and built affordable housing in Battersea. Internationally, he condemned the Second Opium War, exposed British brutality in India and worked covertly for Lincoln’s administration. He was a fellow-traveller for many other key radicals of the day, while his founding of the ‘Church of the Future’ garnered the support of Charles Darwin, James Martineau and John Stuart Mill. Through a chronological narrative of Langley's activities, this book provides an overview of many of the most significant political causes of the mid- to late nineteenth century. These include electoral reform, feminism, slavery, racism, trade unionism, workers' rights, the free press, leisure, prostitution, foreign relations and espionage. A neglected but important figure in the history of nineteenth-century radicalism, this work gives John Baxter Langley the attention he deserves and reveals the breadth of his legacy. |
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| Uncontrolled term | 19Th Century |
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| Uncontrolled term | Politics |
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| Uncontrolled term | Radical |
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| Uncontrolled term | Victorian Reformer |
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| Uncontrolled term | John Baxter Langley |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/50265/1/9781905816491.pdfhttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50265">https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/50265/1/9781905816491.pdfhttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50265</a> |
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| Koha item type | E-Book |
| Withdrawn status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Directory of Open Access Books | Directory of Open Access Books | 11/28/2022 | 11/28/2022 | 11/28/2022 | E-Book |