The Making of the English Working Class by E P Thompson

We all love and miss Howard Zinn, but if he’s your favorite historian and you’ve never read this classic…

“I am seeking to rescue the poor stockinger, the Luddite cropper, the "obsolete" hand-loom weaver, the "utopian" artisan, and even the deluded follower of Joanna Southcott, from the enormous condescension of posterity.” ~ (Thompson, 12)

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History and Class Consciousness by György Lukács

In between hitting on other people’s girlfriends I’ve spent a portion of my Valentine’s weekend reading Louis Althusser and buying his "epistemological break" argument.  I’m more of a fan than I should be, perhaps I should reread this 1923 classic to cleanse my system?  See Wikipedia for more info.

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