Evaluate The Most Important Arguments For A Cultural Historian In One Of The Following Texts: E.P Thompsonn,'the Making Of The English Working Class'
From looking at The making of the English Working Class it seems quite obvious that E.P Thompson's main arguments throughout his book are about the notion of class', in particular the making of the working class' ; and in order to evaluate his theories we must attempt to look at other historians opinions about his book, and his suggested theories, in order to come to an impartial evaluation.
Many historians have their own interpretations when trying to define class, like Bourke who links class to characteristics such as accent, clothing; Marx who states that class was no more or less than an objective social category'; and E.P.Thompson's definition, that class happens as a result of class conscious experience.' Therefore it is quite clear that class is a contested concept as there is no exact definition, thus making it more difficult for historians to come to a conclusion with evidence to prove it.
The Making of the English Working Class is according to Kaye and......
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