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…

Match girls' strike, London 1888

The English working class - Tom Nairn

"The passage of the early English working class from revolt to political integration is often explained solely by Britain's ascendancy as the…

On elder care work and the limits of Marxism - Silvia Federici

Text by Silvia Federici on elder care and its relationship with capitalism, feminism, and the left.