{"product_id":"attercliffe-stupid-club-a-political-manifestival-9781739156220","title":"Attercliffe Stupid Club A Political Manifestival","description":"An account of \u003cstrong\u003eAttercliffe Stupid Club.\u003c\/strong\u003e A satirical club dating from the time of the\u003cstrong\u003e Sheffield Outrages\u003c\/strong\u003e in the 1800's.When terrorism was rife and going on strike could get you thrown into prison, members of Attercliffe Stupid Club went fishing in empty buckets, made bunting from carrots and were frequently mentioned in the Houses of Parliament.Very little is remembered about Attercliffe Stupid Club because the members always read their minutes backwards, rescinded them and burnt them on the fire. By collating short mentions from multiple sources\u003cstrong\u003e the author has re-established the club's existence\u003c\/strong\u003e.The book lists the \u003cstrong\u003einitiation rites, formalities and rules\u003c\/strong\u003e of the club. Everything they did was jokey and pointed the finger at the exploitation of the \u003cstrong\u003eworking classes\u003c\/strong\u003e. They awarded Fibiology certificates for lying, sent jesters caps to politicians and grew funny shaped vegetables. This book is also a record of the violence of the times. It explains how terrorism eventually led to the \u003cstrong\u003eunionisation of the work force \u003c\/strong\u003eand going on strike became legal.Readers can award membership to anyone they consider to be stupid enough to deserve it. Full instruction for testing stupidity and blank certificates are included. There are also playful activities to promote political activism.It is a book for people who want to know more about\u003cstrong\u003e Sheffield history\u003c\/strong\u003e and who take \u003cstrong\u003epolitics\u003c\/strong\u003e seriously but who don't take themselves too seriously.Carmel Page is a Sheffield based storyteller who works for Sheffield Museums.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ursine Aeronautical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739156220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.10d","brand":"Carmel Page","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801384972469,"sku":"9781739156220","price":10.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/attercliffe-stupid-club-a-political-manifestival-9781739156220","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}