The aim of this text is to look at the historical materialism of E.P. Thompson while introducing him as a political thinker of distinction. The study examines many aspects of Thompson's life and work to give a comprehensive statement on his theory of historical change. It surveys the intellectual background from which he emerged; the contribution of to "history from below"; his critique of structural Marxism; and his practical input to political dissent. The scope of this study covers 50 years of socialist polemics and offers an insight into the battles which were fought out between the old and the new Left until the collapse of command-economy communism in 1989. Throughout the work Thompson is presented as a testimony to a lineage of social thinkers as well as to the ideal of the common weal much cherished by radical practitioners of the past.
- ISBN10 1859726755
- ISBN13 9781859726754
- Publish Date 4 September 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 October 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Ashgate Publishing Limited
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 200
- Language English