![]() ![]() In this way, by its density and elevated difficulty, the book has been able to remain a continuous inspiration - a permanent port of return - for intellectual historians working within a broad range of contexts, especially in that period of Western history loosely defined as post-feudal and pre-industrial. For the more initiated, those who are already familiar with the book’s terrain, repeated visits are always generously rewarded, with surprising new insights to be found on pages that have already been read several times over. ![]() For the uninitiated reader, however, it is both a daunting undertaking and an overwhelming experience, constituting something like a rite of passage for the students who encounter its vast canvas and impressionistic style for the first time. Thompson did for social history with The Making of the English Working Class (1963). It is undoubtedly among the most influential works of history published in the latter half of the 20th century, doing for intellectual history what E. Pocock’s The Machiavellian Moment has been recognised as a masterpiece. Le Moment Machiavélien Ever since its publication in 1975, J. ![]()
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