The Rebecca Riots: A Study in Agrarian Discontent

by David Williams

The Rebecca Riots have often been represented as an uprising of oppressed peasantry against the burden of toll gates. However, David Williams here explores the deeper causes of the movement in the comprehensive study of the period.

378 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 2011

About the author

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David Williams (1900–1978) was a Welsh historian.

From 1945 until his retirement in 1967, Williams was Professor of Welsh History in the University of Wales.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely well researched and detailed. Probably the definitive work on this period of agrarian unrest in West Wales. Williams shows that the toll gates were merely a tipping point in an era when social and economic forms had become outdated, and increasingly threatened by population growth and greater hardship. This book, first published in 1955, is a must for any serious student of the 'Rebecca Riots'.

[Mabon Finch · Rating 5 out of 5]

The absolute best book concerning the Rebecca Riots. 8/5 Stars.