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The Luddite movement resulted in the destruction of many wool and cotton mills, quickly attracting the attention of the authorities, who dispatched many British soldiers to counteract the Luddites. Actual clashes occurred at Middleton and at Westhoughton Mill, both in Lancashire county.
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This was followed by further sporadic outbreaks of violence but by 1817 the Luddite movement had ceased to be active in Britain. ... (2) Archibald Prentice, wrote about the Luddite disturbances in April 1812, in his book Historical Sketches and Personal Recollections of Manchester. ;
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The Luddite movement ... Thus the Luddite movement was born. It rapidly spread north to Leeds and Manchester. Attempts to take culprits to court were hampered by the staunch silence of villagers and towns people alike as they refused to betray the Luddites.
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www.connected.org/is/luddites.html
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Luddite Movement; The Luddites' War on Industry; A STORY OF MACHINE SMASHING AND SPIES; 'Chant no more your old rhymes about bold Robin Hood, His feats I but little admire, I will sing the achievements of General Ludd, Now the Hero of Nottinghamshire';
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baltimoreteacher.com/docs/Luddite.pdf
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In the end the Luddite movement could not confront the massive forces mobilised against it. By the summer of 1812 there were no fewer than 12,000 troops in the 'disturbed counties', more than Wellington had under his command at the same time in the Peninsular Wars.
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Witnessing the birth of the neo-Luddite movement ... The global, organized neo-Luddite movement was born this February 24th, on New York City’s tony upper East Side, of all places. That’s when a group called the International Forum on Globalization held a "Teach-In on Technology and Globalization" at Hunter College.
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reason.com/archives/2001/07/01/rage-against-the-machine...
reason.com/archives/2001/07/01/rage-against-the-machines
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Perhaps the most famous uprising against technology was the Luddite movement of England. According to Rybczynski (1983), the Luddites, named after King Ludd, or Ned Ludd, organized against technological advances in the textile industry in the Regency area of England from 1811-1816. History shows rejection of not...
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www.regent.edu/acad/schcom/rojc/mdic/luddites.html
www.regent.edu/acad/schcom/rojc/mdic/luddites.html
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It was just as important as the Beat movement going on at the same time, certainly more important than mainstream fiction, which with only a few exceptions had been paralyzed by the political climate of the cold war and McCarthy years. ... What is the outlook for Luddite sensibility? Will mainframes attract the same...
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www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_essays_luddite.ht...
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the first Luddite disturbances had been putting people out of work for well over two centuries. Everybody saw this happening -- it became part ... The Luddite movement, which began in 1811, took its name from the earlier Ned Ludd. For a short time the movement was so strong that it clashed in battles with the British Army.
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www.lycos.com/info/luddite.html
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