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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.

Submitted by tolern on July 16, 2013
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See his book, Customs in common, for an interesting follow-up article.

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