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Title	Plebeian collective action in Harbour Grace and Carbonear, Newfoundland, 1830-1840
Author	Little, Linda, 1959-
Description	Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1984. History
Date	1984
Pagination	vii, 255 leaves : ill.
Subject	Social conflict--Newfoundland and Labrador--History; Social classes--Newfoundland and Labrador--History; Carbonear (N.L.)--History; Harbour Grace (N.L.)--History
Degree	M.A.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of History
Discipline	History
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Carbonear Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Harbour Grace
Temporal Coverage	1830-1840
Notes	Bibliography: leaves [224]-234.
Abstract	Newfoundland history has largely been written from the perspectives of the upper and middle classes: thus the role of the working population has been minimized. The exploitative relationships which existed within the fishery have received some attention but the resistance to that exploitation has been ignored by historians, giving a false impression of passivity and compliance among the populace. Plebeian actions have been glossed over or ignored despite evidence pointing to frequent instances of collective resistance. -- This thesis is a case study of the towns of Harbour Grace and Carbonear over the years 1830 to 1840. The instances of collective plebeian action which occurred during this decade are chronicled and analysed, not as isolated incidents in the history of the towns, but as a series of events in a continuing tradition of resistance. The sources illustrate that Newfoundland's fishing population was not the passive, easily dominated mass which has often been portrayed, but rather, an active, dynamic force. The plebeians were able to influence their environment through their own actions, by their own means, and according to their own standards. -- This thesis is an examination of social divisions and social cohesion in Harbour Grace and Carbonear. Drawing on a long tradition of plebeian resistance in the home countries of England and Ireland, the ‘lower orders' acted together to preserve or establish the rights of their religions, ethnic, political, or local group. On occasion, these limited social alliances could be overcome and people acted together in their class interest.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75312701
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(41.48 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Little_LindaDiane.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	38192.cpd