E. P. Thompson

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Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf author
historian
socialist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Leeds
gptkb:University_of_Warwick
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith New Left Review
gptkbp:awards Wolfson History Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1924-02-03
gptkbp:child gptkb:Paul_Thompson
gptkb:David_Thompson
gptkb:Helen_Thompson
gptkbp:contribution political theory
working-class history
labor history
gptkbp:deathDate 1993-08-28
gptkbp:field history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label E. P. Thompson
gptkbp:influence historical scholarship
political activism
gptkbp:influenced cultural history
social history
historical materialism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkbp:involved leftist politics
social justice activism
trade unionism
anti-nuclear movement
peace movement
gptkbp:knownFor Marxist_historiography
gptkbp:legacy Thompson's critique of capitalism
Thompson's_Law
Thompson's_approach_to_history
Thompson's_impact_on_historiography
Thompson's_role_in_the_New_Left
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork The Making of the English Working Class
gptkbp:publishedBy The Making of the English Working Class
The Poverty of Theory
Customs in Common
Witness Against the Beast
The_Voice_of_the_People
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Coventry
gptkb:London
gptkb:Leeds
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Dorothy_Thompson