The Guardian, E.P. Thompson, The Unconventional Historian - Emma Griffin (2013) ; Books and Ideas, E. P. Thompson: A Life of Struggle, François Jarrige (2016) ; The Making of the English Working Class - Edward Palmer Thompson (1963) - Étudier E. P. Thompson

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[...] Although he was an historian, he spent his time in "adult education" at Leeds university. Also, he resigned only six years of work at Warwick University because it was becoming too "commercial". 3. During the Cold War, he was against both blocs and urged to abandon the logic of Cold War to "reinvent" a peaceful society. The East and the West had to rebel against the development that was heading to a "thermonuclear meltdown". He firmly believed in the notion of agency, the capacity to take action, to invent a "democratic Europe". [...]

[...] "Agency" and "moral economy": The "moral economy" was the idea to introduce a morality to social relations related to Marxism. Rioting crowds were no longer associated as being "instinctive reactions" to difficulties such as hunger, but as "disciplined" and "rational" practises. In other words, norms and obligations have a major influence on social actions. This idea is still discussed and debated, criticised and praised since then. The notion of "agency" was at the heart of his "historical thinking" and designated the capacity to take action-in other words, he did not believe in fatalism and thought that everyone had a role to play in politics and society. [...]

[...] After 1945: he was teaching adults at Leeds University in Northern England as a young Communist. 3. Had teach for six years at University of Warwick, 4. 1950´s: figurehead of the "Communist Party Historian Group" (that he founded in 1946) and starting his first works (William Morris history). 5. 1956: he broke up with the Party leadership and denounced the Soviets 'crimes. He still remained closely linked to leftwing movements. 6. 1963: "The Making of the English Working Class" was published and made him associated with Marxism. 7. [...]

[...] Thompson: A Life of Struggle, François Jarrige (2016) ; The Making of the English Working Class - Edward Palmer Thompson (1963) - Étudier E. P. Thompson A - About EP THOMPSON 1. EP Thompson was born in 1924 and died in 1993. His main published works were "The Making of the English Working Class", the history of William Morris in 1955, "Whigs & Hunters". 2. Chronology of EP Thompson: 1. Before the war (WWII): "the decade of Heroes" that played an important role on his intellectual/political education. [...]