What is E.P. Thompson?
'''Edward Palmer Thompson''' (3 February 1924 – 28 August 1993) was an English [[historian]], writer, [[Socialism|socialist]] and peace campaigner. He is best known today for his historical work on the radical movements in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in particular ''The Making of the English Working Class'' (1963).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-11-21|title=Still relevant: The Making of the English Working Class|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/still-relevant-the-making-of-the-english-working-class/2009137.article|access-date=2023-07-22|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Communist Party of Britain|Communist Party of Great Britain]] but left it in 1956 but still called himself a [[Marxism|Marxist]] and was an active member of the [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Griffin|first=Emma|date=2013-03-06|title=EP Thompson: the unconventional historian|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/mar/06/ep-thompson-unconventional-historian|access-date=2023-07-22|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Edward Palmer}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:1993 deaths]] [[Category:English historians]] {{bio-stub}}