The moral economy of the English crowd in the eighteenth century - E. P. Thompson

E. P. Thompson's ground-breaking article on the English food riots of the 1700 and 1800s.

See his book, Customs in common, for an interesting follow-up article.

MORAL ECONOMY OF THE ENGLISH CROWD.pdf (3.03 MB)

The moral economy reviewed - E. P.Thompson

The follow-up article to E. P.Thompson's classic 'The moral economy of the English crowd in the 18th century' from the book Customs in common.

Illustration of a protest to reduce the price of grain

Damn his charity, we'll have the cheese for naught! Nottingham's great cheese riot and other 1766 food riots - Valentine Yarnspinner

Superb pamphlet by Valentine Yarnspinner published by the People's Histreh group…

Customs in common - E. P. Thompson

Eighteenth-century Britain saw a profound distancing between the culture of the patricians and the plebs. E. P. Thompson explains why in this…

Subsistence riots in Russia during World War I - Barbara Engel

Article on food riots, mostly by women, during World War I which helped spark the Russian revolution…