Luddite movement

organization of English workers in the 19th century protesting adoption of textile machinery
Organization political_movement Q1159675
Luddite movement
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Luddite movement

Summary

Luddite movement is a political movement[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of political_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,671 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Luddite movement was influenced by guild[3].
  • Luddite movement was influenced by craft[4].
  • Luddite movement was influenced by England in the Middle Ages[5].
  • Luddite movement is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[6].
  • Luddite movement's instance of is recorded as political movement[7].
  • Luddite movement's instance of is recorded as trade unionism[8].
  • Luddite movement's instance of is recorded as labor movement[9].
  • Ned Ludd is named after Luddite movement[10].
  • Luddite movement is part of labor movement[11].
  • Luddite movement's Commons category is recorded as Luddism[12].
  • March 11, 1811 marks the founding of Luddite movement[13].
  • Luddite movement was dissolved in 1817[14].
  • Luddite movement's location of formation is recorded as Arnold[15].
  • Luddite movement's has cause is recorded as Industrial Revolution[16].
  • Luddite movement's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • Luddite movement's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Luddite movement's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Luddite movement's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Luddite movement's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[21].
  • Luddite movement's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22].
  • Luddite movement's participant in is recorded as Pentrich rising[23].
  • Luddite movement's different from is recorded as Ludim[24].
  • Luddite movement's operating area is recorded as Nottinghamshire[25].
  • Luddite movement's operating area is recorded as North West England[26].
  • Luddite movement's operating area is recorded as Yorkshire[27].

Body

Founding

March 11, 1811 marks the founding of Luddite movement[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Arnold[15].

Identity

Luddite movement is part of labor movement[11].

Dissolution

Luddite movement was dissolved in 1817[14].

Why It Matters

Luddite movement ranks in the top 2% of political_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,671 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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