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E.P. Thompson

British historian

Also known as: Edward Palmer Thompson

Written by Michael Bess

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In full:: Edward Palmer Thompson

Born:: Feb. 3, 1924

Died:: Aug. 28, 1993, Upper Wick, Worcester, Eng. (aged 69)

Political Affiliation:: New Left

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E.P. Thompson (born Feb. 3, 1924—died Aug. 28, 1993, Upper Wick, Worcester, Eng.) was a British social historian and political activist. His The Making of the English Working Class (1963) and other works heavily influenced post-World War II historiography. Thompson participated in the founding of the British New Left in the 1950s, and in the 1980s he became one of Europe’s most prominent antinuclear activists. E.P. Thompson was born into a family of Methodist missionaries. During World War II he served in Africa and Italy as a tank troop leader. After the war, he completed his B.A. at Corpus Christi ...(100 of 1078 words)

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