The Making of the English Working Class

"Thompson's book has been called controversial, but perhaps only because so many have forgotten how explosive England was during the Regency and the early reign of Victoria. Without any reservation, The Making of the English Working Class is the most important study of those days since the classic work of the Hammonds."-- Commentary

"Mr. Thompson's deeply human imagination ...

"Thompson's book has been called controversial, but perhaps only because so many have forgotten how explosive England was during the Regency and the early reign of Victoria. Without any reservation, The Making of the English Working Class is the most important study of those days since the classic work of the Hammonds."-- Commentary

"Mr. Thompson's deeply human imagination and controlled passion help us to recapture the agonies, heroisms and illusions of the working class as it made itself. No one interested in the history of the English people should fail to read his book."--London Times Literary Supplement

英国著名历史学家，作家，社会主义者，和平主义运动家。曾参加过英国共产党，在英国新左派运动中担任重要角色，投身欧洲反核运动等和平反战运动。以研究18世纪至19世纪的英国历史而闻名，代表作有《英国工人阶级的形成》、《理论的贫穷》、《烛下夜话》、《辉格党与猎人》、《公众习俗》等。