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.

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.

House to Goddess of the House: Gender, Class and Silk in 19th Century Mount Lebanon

An essay on the development of capitalism in Lebanon and the effects it had upon gender roles…

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…

Peasant women's protest during collectivisation - Lynne Viola

A history of women's riots against collectivization in Stalin's Russia.