{"product_id":"9781785038648","title":"The Peterloo Massacre","description":"\u003cp\u003e***The subject of the new major film by Mike Leigh***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnity of the oppressed can make a difference in politically uncertain times \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA peaceful protest turned tragedy; this is the true story of the working class fight for the vote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn August 16 1819, in St Peter's Field, Manchester, a large non-violent gathering demanding parliamentary reform turned into a massacre, leaving many dead and hundreds more injured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis catastrophic event was one of the key moments of the age, a political awakening of the working class, and eventually led to ordinary people gaining suffrage. In this definitive account Joyce Marlow tells the stories of the real people involved and brings to life the atrocity the government attempted to cover up. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Peterloo Massacre is soon to be the subject of a major film directed by Mike Leigh.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebury Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53009831428407,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":70.72,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.my\/products\/9781785038648","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Malaysia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}