Histories of a Radical Book: E. P. Thompson and the Making of the English Working Class

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