E. P. Thompson Critical Perspectives

by Kaye, Harvey J.

• ISBN13: 9780745602387
• ISBN10: 074560238X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-01-08
• Publisher: Polity

Summary

The work of E. P. Thompson as historian, socialist and peace activist has been enormously influential. Yet attempts to assess the impact of his work as a whole - perhaps because of the very diversity of his contributions - have been rare. This book attempts such an evaluation, bringing together a range of authors who, in original essays, assess the main dimensions of Thompson's work. Contributors include, Harvey Kaye, Keith McClelland, Renato Rosaldo, Kate Soper, Robbie Gray, Martin Shaw, Catherine Hall, Geoff Eley, and John Goode. The book is written from a critical but sympathetic standpoint. It makes a very substantial contribution to the scholarly and practical appraisal of Thompson's ideas.

Author Biography

Harvey J. Kaye is an American historian and sociologist. He is currently the Director of the Center for History and Social Change at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Table of Contents

Editors' Preface

Introduction

Edward Thompson, Social History and Political Culture

How Classes are Made

The Tale of Samuel and Jemima

Celebrating Thompson's Heroes

Falling Through the Cracks

History, Marxism and Theory

E. P. Thompson and the Significance of Literature

Socialist Humanism

From Total War to Democratic Peace

E. P. Thompson, The British Marxist Historical Tradition

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