Thompson: Customs In Common - Hardcover

Thompson, E P

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565840038 ISBN 13: 9781565840034

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 1992

Synopsis

An analysis of England's largest social class traces the evolution of the complex culture from which the working class institutions emerged in England. By the author of The Making of the English Working Class.

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Review:

"By providing a fuller sense of the way of life capitalism destroyed, Customs in Common helps us understand why the resistance to it was so protracted and tenacious. ... [This] long-awaited collection ... is a signal contribution ... [from] the person most responsible for inspiring the revival of American labor history during the past thirty years."
—Michael Merrill, The Nation

"This book signals the return to historical writing of one of the most eloquent, powerful and independent voices of our time. At his best he is capable of a passionate, sardonic eloquence which is unequalled."
—Keith Thomas, The Observer (London)

"Customs in Common is meticulously researched, elegantly argued and deeply humane."
—New York Times Book Review

About the Author:

E.P. Thompson (1924–1993)was one of England's foremost historians and social critics. He was the author of many books, including The Making of the English Working Class and Witness Against the Beast: William Blake and the Moral Law, published by The New Press.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 1565840038
• ISBN 13: 9781565840034
• Binding: Hardcover