The British Marxist Historians - Paperback

by Harvey J. Kaye (Author)

The British Marxist Historians remains the first and most complete study of the founders of one of the most influential contemporary academic traditions in history and social theory. In this classic text, Kaye looks at Maurice Dobb and the debate on the transition to capitalism; Rodney Hilton on feudalism and the English peasantry; Christopher Hill on the English Revolution; Eric Hobsbawm on workers, peasants and world history; and E.P. Thompson on the making of the English working class. Kaye compares their perspective on history with other approaches, such as that of the French Annales school, and concludes with a discussion of the British Marxist historians' contribution to the formation of a democratic historical consciousness. The British Marxist Historians is an indispensable book for anyone interested in the intellectual history of the late twentieth century.

Author Biography

Harvey J. Kaye is Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. An award-winning author, he has published seventeen books, contributed articles to major newspapers, and appeared regularly on television, radio, and podcast programs such as Moyers and Company, the Thom Hartmann Show, and the Michael Brooks Show. He lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA.