{"product_id":"the-making-of-the-english-working-class","title":"The Making of the English Working Class","description":"A seminal text on the history of the working class by one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth century.\n\nDuring the formative years of the Industrial Revolution, English workers and artisans claimed a place in society that would shape the following centuries. But the capitalist elite did not form the working class—the workers shaped their own creations, developing a shared identity in the process. Despite their lack of power and the indignity forced upon them by the upper classes, the working class emerged as England’s greatest cultural and political force. Crucial to contemporary trends in all aspects of society, at the turn of the nineteenth century, these workers united into the class that we recognize all across the Western world today. E.P. Thompson’s magnum opus, The Making of the English Working Class defined early twentieth-century English social and economic history, leading many to consider him Britain’s greatest postwar historian. Its publication in 1963 was highly controversial in academia, but the work has become one of the most influential social commentaries every written.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0394703227\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0394703227.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:E. P. Thompson\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41504856965178,"sku":"DBV.0394703227.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0394703227-0.jpg?v=1783128216","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-making-of-the-english-working-class","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}