This is a collection of essays, originally presented as papers at the

This is a collection of essays, originally presented as papers at the Southern History conference held in Portsmouth, England, in 1984 entitled "Peasants and Proletarians in Southern England"; it is concerned with the lives of working people in both rural and urban environments in southern England from the medieval period to the end of the 19th century; the essential interest of this volume lies in the particular forms taken by social tensions and social protests in different places and times in this region, and the common bonds of community, occupation, or religion felt by people engaged in social protest; contributors include, in addition to the editor, Bob Bushaway, Graham Davis, Christopher Durston, John Hare, Celia Miller, Jeff Porter, Mick Reed, John Rule, George Watts, Roger Wells (black cloth with gold lettering; dark green pictorial dust jacket with very slight crease on upper edge of back flap; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)