E. P. Thompson
Historian and author of 'The Making of the English Working Class'
Born
February 3rd, 1924
101 years ago
Died
1993
32 years ago — 69 years old
Category
Thinkers & Philosophers
Country
United Kingdom
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A historian and author contributed significantly to historical scholarship, particularly regarding social history. Author of 'The Making of the English Working Class', which examined the experiences and consciousness of the working class during the Industrial Revolution. The work influenced the fields of labor history and Marxist studies. Additionally engaged in political activism, associated with various leftist movements and organizations. Thompson's emphasis on the agency of ordinary people in history has had lasting influence in the discipline.
Authored 'The Making of the English Working Class'
Promoted Marxist historical analysis
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