 First paperback edition, featuring a detail from a 19th-century aquatint by R. D. Havell. In the background, John Blenkinsop's locomotive can be seen. | |
| Author | E. P. Thompson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Labour history Social history |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd Vintage Books |
Publication date | 1963, 1968 (rev. ed.), 1980 (new preface) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 848 |
| ISBN | 0-14-013603-7 |
| OCLC | 29894851 |
The Making of the English Working Class[1] is a work of English social history written by E. P. Thompson, a New Left historian. It was first published in 1963 by Victor Gollancz Ltd,[2] and republished in revised form in 1968 by Pelican,[3] after which it became an early Open University set book. It concentrates on English artisan and working-class society "in its formative years 1780 to 1832".
It was placed 30th in the Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction books of the 20th century.[4]
- ^ Thompson, Edward Palmer (1991) [1963]. The Making of the English Working Class. Toronto: Penguin Books. p. 958. ISBN 9780140136036. OCLC 1229560634.
- ^ Thompson, Edward Palmer (1963). The Making of the English Working Class. London, UK: Victor Gollancz Ltd. p. 848. OCLC 1150606282.
- ^ Thompson, Edward Palmer (1968) [1963]. The Making of the English Working Class. Penguin Books. p. 848. OCLC 1110902252.
- ^ "100 Best Nonfiction", Modern Library, 1999