What did EP Thompson do?
Edward Palmer Thompson (3 February 1924 – 28 August 1993) was an English historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner. He is best known today for his historical work on the radical movements in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in particular The Making of the English Working Class (1963).
How does EP Thompson explain class consciousness?
The class experience is largely determined by the productive relations into which men are born or enter involuntarily. Class-consciousness is the way in which these experiences are handled in cultural terms: embodied in traditions, value systems, ideas, and institutional forms.
Why was EP Thompson The Making of the English Working Class such an important book for historians?
Thompson demonstrated how working people were not just worked upon by historical forces, but were able, by their own political agency, to forge themselves as a class for itself. This analysis should strengthen our political will today.
Who first said history from below?
Lucien Febvre
“History from below” and “people’s history” Lucien Febvre first used the phrase “histoire vue d’en bas et non d’en haut” (history seen from below and not from above) in 1932 when praising Albert Mathiez for seeking to tell the “histoire des masses et non de vedettes” (history of the masses and not of starlets).
What did EP Thompson believe?
Thompson rejected the notion that capitalism was inherently superior to the alternative model of economic organisation it replaced. He refused to accept that artisans had become obsolete, or that their distress was a painful but necessary adjustment to the market economy.
Did EP Thompson have a PHD?
In 1978, she attended the University of Western Ontario and later pursued her Master’s degree in Sociology at the University of Windsor. She will be attending McMaster University for a Doctorate degree in Sociology in January 1986.
What does the book The Making of the English Working Class deal with as its subject?
It concentrates on English artisan and working-class society “in its formative years 1780 to 1832”.
Who invented working class?
The informal working class is a sociological term coined by Mike Davis class of over a billion predominantly young urban people who are in no way formally connected to the global economy and who try to survive primarily in slums.
Is history from below Marxist?
The history-from-below tradition grew out of the English Marxism of the CPHG (Communist Party Historians’ Group).
What Renato Constantino said about history?
He opines that a history biased towards the struggles of the people is one that could free the Filipinos’ consciousness from years of colonial miseducation. Indeed, Tato’s controversial image as a historian and journalist made him one of the most influential public intellectuals of his generation.
Why is history from below important?
‘History from below’ is fundamentally beneficial because it provides the alternative to the standard ‘WEIRD’ history which is dominant throughout the subject. It has contributed massively to the history of non-conformist groups throughout history, women and workers being particularly significant examples.
What is meant by local history?
Local history is the study of history in a geographically local context, often concentrating on a relatively small local community. It incorporates cultural and social aspects of history.