The Making of the English Working Class
E. P. Thompson's classic account traces the emergence of working-class identity in England amid the upheavals of industrialization and political reform.
About This Book
The Making of the English Working Class examines the formation of working-class consciousness in England during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
E. P. Thompson draws on a wide range of sources to explore how artisans, laborers, and radicals responded to industrialization and political change.
The book emphasizes the agency of ordinary people in creating their own cultural and political traditions.
It remains a foundational text in social history and labor studies.
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