Overview

For better or worse, E.P. Thompson’s monumental book The Making of the English Working Class has played an essential role in shaping the intellectual lives of generations of readers since its original publication in 1963. This collected volume explores the complex impact of Thompson’s book, both as an intellectual project and material object, relating it to the social and cultural history of the book form itself—an enduring artifact of English history.

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Author:   Antoinette Burton ,  Stephanie Fortado
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781789203288

ISBN 10:   1789203287
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   01 November 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Antoinette Burton and Stephanie Fortado Introduction: Radical Book History: E. P. Thompson and The Making of the English Working Class Antoinette Burton Chapter 1. Making and Unmaking the Working Class: E. P. Thompson and the “New Labor History” in the United States James R. Barrett Chapter 2. History from Down Under: E. P. Thompson's The Making of the English Working Class and Australia Ann Curthoys Chapter 3. The Ecology of Class: Revolution, Weaponized Nature, and the Making of Campesino Consciousness Christopher R. Boyer Chapter 4. Worst Conceivable Form: Race, Global Capital, and The Making of the English Working Class Zach Sell Chapter 5. Race, Antiracism, and the Place of Blackness in the Making and Remaking of the English Working Class Caroline Bressey Chapter 6. E. P. Thompson and the Kitchen Sink or Feeling from Below, c. 1963 Lara Kriegel Chapter 7. South African Remains: E. P. Thompson, Biko, and the Limits of The Making of the English Working Class Isabel Hofmeyr Chapter 8. Talking History: E. P. Thompson, C. L. R. James, and the Afterlives of Internationalism Utathya Chattopadhyaya

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Antoinette Burton is the Swanlund Professor and Chair in the Department of History at the University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana, and director of the Humanities Research Institute.

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