The Making Of The English Working Class
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work in social history, The Making of the English Working Class chronicles the formation of working-class identity in England between the 1780s and 1830s, a period of profound industrial and political upheaval. E.P. Thompson argues passionately against viewing history from the top down, instead reconstructing the lived experiences of weavers, artisans, Luddites, and radical reformers who shaped their own class consciousness. Drawing on an extraordinary range of primary sources — pamphlets, trial records, hymns, and political tracts — Thompson illustrates how class is not a fixed structure but an active, human relationship forged through shared struggle and culture. Written with both scholarly rigour and narrative verve, the work presents a compelling case that the English working class was present at its own making, not merely a product of economic forces. First published in 1963, it remains one of the most influential works of historical scholarship of the twentieth century, reshaping how historians approach labour, culture, and political identity.
Author: E.P. Thompson
Format: Paperback
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work in social history, The Making of the English Working Class chronicles the formation of working-class identity in England between the 1780s and 1830s, a period of profound industrial and political upheaval. E.P. Thompson argues passionately against viewing history from the top down, instead reconstructing the lived experiences of weavers, artisans, Luddites, and radical reformers who shaped their own class consciousness. Drawing on an extraordinary range of primary sources — pamphlets, trial records, hymns, and political tracts — Thompson illustrates how class is not a fixed structure but an active, human relationship forged through shared struggle and culture. Written with both scholarly rigour and narrative verve, the work presents a compelling case that the English working class was present at its own making, not merely a product of economic forces. First published in 1963, it remains one of the most influential works of historical scholarship of the twentieth century, reshaping how historians approach labour, culture, and political identity.