Distributed for University of Wales Press
The Rebecca Riots
The Rebecca Riots, an uprising of oppressed peasantry against the burden of tollgates in west Wales, began in the summer of 1839. After only a few months, they ceased as suddenly as they had started and for three-and-a-half years, the countryside was undisturbed. Then, in the winter of 1842, rioting broke out again—with greater violence. This study explores the deep-seated roots of these uprisings.

Reviews
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
I. The Gentry of West Wales
II. Local Government and Administration
III. The Economic Background
IV. Social Conditions
V. The Growth of Opinion
VI. The Roads of West Wales
VII. The Outbreak of Rioting
VIII. Midsummer Madness
IX. Smouldering Embers
X. Rebecca Triumphans
Bibliographical Note
Notes on the Text
Index
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