The Making of the English Working Class

The Making of the English Working Class

A seminal text on the history of the working class by one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth century.Â

During the formative years of the Industrial Revolution, English workers and artisans claimed a place in society that would shape the following centuries. But the capitalist elite did not form the working classâ‚¬"the workers shaped their own creations, developing a shared identity in the process. Despite their lack of power and the indignity forced upon them by the upper classes, the working class emerged as Englandâ‚¬s greatest cultural and political force. Crucial to contemporary trends in all aspects of society, at the turn of the nineteenth century, these workers united into the class that we recognize all across the Western world today. E.P. Thompsonâ‚¬s magnum opus,Â The Making of the English Working ClassÂ defined early twentieth-century English social and economic history, leading many to consider him Britainâ‚¬s greatest postwar historian. Its publication in 1963 was highly controversial in academia, but the work has become one of the most influential social commentaries every written.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780394703220
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1966-02-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780394703220

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