Amanda J Thomas

Broschiertes Buch

The Nonconformist Revolution

Religious Dissent, Innovation and Rebellion

Beschreibung

Amanda J Thomas explores why so many of the greatest thinkers and innovators of Britain's industrial age were Nonconformists.

Autor

Amanda Thomas is an author, historian and linguist with a particular interest in social and medical history. To date her books include Cholera - The Victorian Plague (Pen & Sword, 2015) and The Lambeth Cholera Outbreak of 1848-1849: The Setting, Causes, Course and Aftermath of an Epidemic in London (McFarland, 2009). Broadcast work comprises London 2000 Years Revealed (Channel 5, 2019), Who Do You Think You Are? (Wall to Wall Media/BBC1, 2016-17 and 2012-13), and The Flying Archaeologist (BBC4, 2012). Amanda has previously worked in journalism, and public relations for television companies including The Walt Disney Company and Television New Zealand. Born in Chatham, Kent, Amanda is passionate about supporting the heritage of the Medway Towns, and also that of Hertfordshire, where she now lives. She edits the historical journal. Amanda's interest in Nonconformism stems from the discovery that her ancestor, Simon Osmotherly was a Roundhead during the English Civil War and one of the founders of Quakerism in the North West of England.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 157mm x 233mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781526799722
• ISBN-10: 1526799723
• Artikelnr.: 62045851