E. P. Thompson
E. P. Thompson
Edward Palmer Thompson, usually cited as E. P. Thompson, was a British historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner. He is probably best known today for his historical work on the British radical movements in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in particular The Making of the English Working Class. He also published influential biographies of William MorrisandWilliam Blakeand was a prolific journalist and essayist. He also published the novel The Sykaos Papers and a collection of poetry. His work...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth3 February 1924
There's nothing a professor likes better than imposing his opinion on as large a number of people as possible.
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