Origin: ; 1805–15; after Ned Ludd, 18th-century Leicestershire worker who originated the idea; see -ite 1 ... [After Ned Ludd, an English laborer who was supposed to have destroyed weaving machinery around 1779.]; Lud'dism n.
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terms of the popular acceptance and use of the Ludd myth. Seeing Ludd ..... logical reading of Ned Ludd's name, from ludd as loud, lewd, and thick; ...
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There was widespread public sympathy for the Luddites, and there were frequent Luddite outbreaks in the years following. General Ludd. aka. Ned Ludd, their mythical leader, survived thanks to widespread public sympathy and the ability of the Luddites to melt into ... Working from home is a romantic myth for the feminised,
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Ned Ludd notches 20-1 victory as handicapper relents; FONTWELL.(Sports); Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England) ; ... Ned Ludd live! (fictional discussion with a Luddite).; Magazine article from: New Internationalist ; ...society. But first, Ned, maybe you could give us a few words of background.
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On the Ned Ludd myth see Malcolm Thomis, The Luddites. New York, Schocken,. 1972; the myth of Captain Swing is presented in "The Life and History of Swing, ...
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The Ludd name was used by activists in variations such as General Ludd and Ned Ludd. A Lady Ludd led a food riot in Leeds. Luddite men cross -dressed as Ned Ludd's Wives. The Luddites were very aware of the power of myth and metaphor, one Luddite writer describes Sheffield as a City of Vulcan.
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On This Day in Snigglery ... October 16, 1869: The Cardiff Giant is “discovered.” (See Archaeological Forgeries for more info) ... Five Facets of a Myth by Kirkpatrick Sale...
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The machines are coming to take their jobs away, so the workers resist. A band of craftsmen rally behind the mythical figure of Ned Ludd in a quixotic attempt to halt progress. ... They took their inspiration, and their name, from the folkloric figure of Ned Ludd, who was said to have smashed a couple of stocking...
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I have tried to illuminate the rich but oftentimes unrecognized literary and philosophical tradition that has existed for nearly two centuries, since the first Luddites--the "machine breaking" followers of the mythical Ned Ludd--lifted their sledgehammers in protest against the Industrial Revolution.
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