David Rosenberg, author of 'Rebel Footprints: A Guide to Uncovering London's Radical History' (2015) talks about his new book in this 20 minute documentary. The video features Rosenberg in conversation with Alex Gordon, Chairman of the Marx Memorial Library, as well as conducting one of his radical walking tours of London's East End.
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'You haven't walked the streets of London unless you've understood the secret history of revolt, rebellion and poverty hidden all around you in its bricks and alleyways. Rosenberg takes you there as no other writer has done.' - Paul Mason
The radical response to conservative heritage tours and banal day-tripper guides, Rebel Footprints brings to life the history of social movements in the capital. Transporting readers from well-known landmarks to history-making hidden corners, David Rosenberg tells the story of protest and struggle in London from the early nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.
From the suffragettes to socialists, and from the Chartists to trade unionists, the book invites us to step into the footprints of a diverse cast of dedicated fighters for social justice. Individual chapters highlight particular struggles and their participants, from famous faces to lesser-known luminaries.
Rosenberg sets London’s radical campaigners against the backdrop of the city’s multi-faceted development. Self-directed walks pair with narratives that seamlessly blend history, politics and geography. Specially commissioned maps and illustrations immerse the reader in the story of the city.
Whether visiting it for the first time, or born and raised in it, Rosenberg invites you to see London as you never have before: the nation’s capital as its radical centre.
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'David Rosenberg, 'Rebel Footprints' (Pluto, 2015) - Full Documentary', © Pluto Press, 2019
