1st Edition
Theory and History The Political Thought of E.P. Thompson
By Gerard McCann
Copyright 1997
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1997, the aim of this book 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 core values of socialist humanism as... Read more
1. The Origins of British Communist Libertarianism. 2. Socialist Humanism, Romantic and Utopian Critique. 3. Agency and the English Working Class. 4. The Reaffirmation of Historical Materialism. 5. Political Liberty and Nuclear Disarmament. 6. Conclusion.
Biography
Gerard McCann, The University of Ulster.
’McCann’s book is a fine piece of scholarship which, very much in the same manner as Thompson, makes its subject accessible without sacrificing analysis....an important contribution to the assessment of one whose contribution to British politics ought not to be forgotten’ The Philosopher.
