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

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On balance: guidelines for the representation of women and men in English language teaching materials

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