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.

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Pt.1 Crowds, riots, early capitalism.pdf (15.76 MB)

Pt.2 Role of women in food riots.pdf (15.38 MB)

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.

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…

Abortion: the inside story - Solidarity

Scanned PDF of a leaflet produced in the late 1970s by libertarian socialist group Solidarity on the Karman technique of abortion. This is not a DIY abortion guide and under no circumstances should anyone who is not a fully qualified medical professional carry out a termination. We reproduce this leaflet for historical reference only.

Sylvia Pankhurst demonstrating against British policy in India, 1932

Sylvia Pankhurst reader

An extensive compilation of the political writings of left communist Sylvia Pankhurst on class, women, communism and fascism.