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The Making of the English Working Class
About this book
This account of artisan & working-class society in its formative years, 1780-1832, adds an important dimension to our understanding of the 19th century. E.P. Thompson shows how the working class took part in its own making & recreates the whole life experience of people who suffered loss of status & freedom, who underwent degradation & who yet created a culture & political consciousness of great vitality. "Thompson's book has been called controversial, but perhaps only because so many have forgotten how explosive England was during the Regency & the early reign of Victoria. Without any reservation, The Making of the English Working Classis the most important study of those days since the classic work of the Hammonds."--Commentary "Mr Thompson's deeply human imagination & controlled passion help us to recapture the agonies, heroisms & illusions of the working class as it made itself. No one interested in the history of the English people should fail to read his book."--Times Literary Supplement
Book Details
| ISBN13 | 9780394703220 |
|---|---|
| ISBN10 | 0394703227 |
| Series/Work | OL2761522W View on OpenLibrary |
| Publisher | Knopt |
| Pages | 848 |
| Language | ENG |
| Created At | January 30, 2025 |
| Updated At | January 30, 2025 |
| Last OL update | January 18, 2025 |