{"product_id":"songs-of-protest-songs-of-love-popular-ballads-in-eighteenth-century-britain-9780719078903","title":"Songs of Protest, Songs of Love: Popular Ballads in Eighteenth-Century Britain","description":"Songs of Protest, Songs of Love' shows how songs can bring back voices from the past in a new way. The focus of the book is on rural Britain in a time of crisis. As the traditional rights of peasants were being jettisoned to enforce a new system of enclosure, rural labourers chanted out their concerns in songs of protest. These songs became increasingly strident and popular after the 1770s as rural life became even more precarious with fluctuating grain prices and uncertain employment opportunities. Many ballads in the eighteenth century were love songs. But these are also rich in social meaning. Many of these love songs celebrated the free and easy sexuality of rural workers, especially milkmaids and ploughmen, which was contrasted with the tepid and flaccid sex life attributed to urban aristocrats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book will be of interest to scholars, advanced students and readers with an interest in cultural history and popular ballads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Ganev\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780719078903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Robin Ganev is Assistant Professor in British History at the University of Regina.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41261740097651,"sku":"9.78072E+12","price":233.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_291dd938-bfca-4916-a48d-48e02ceab979.jpg?v=1705501617","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/songs-of-protest-songs-of-love-popular-ballads-in-eighteenth-century-britain-9780719078903","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}