| Sumario: | The article discusses violence among workmen and employers in the light metal trades in Sheffield, England, during the 1850s and 1860s known as the "Sheffield Outrages." The article also examines manifestations of the violence resulting in petty violence, theft, and vandalism that were called "rattenings." The article also discusses relations between social classes in Sheffield during the 1850s and 1860s and the relationship between class relations and escalating violence. The article discusses the concept of the moral economy, social protest, and the labor movement during the Victorian era.
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