History Workshop

The Making of the English Working Class Fifty Years On

May 2, 2012 - 15 Comments

Next year sees the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of E. P. Thompson’s The Making of the English Working Class, first published by Victor Gollancz in 1963. When and why did you first read it? Do you re-read it, and under what circumstances? Please add your recollections!

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History Workshop Journal 73

May 1, 2012 - 0 Comments

Issue 73 of the History Workshop Journal is now available in print and online

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A Tale of Two Shop Signs

February 19, 2012 - 5 Comments

Andrew Whitehead on the reappearance – and disappearance – of old shop signs

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Karachi Literature Festival

February 17, 2012 - 0 Comments

Yasmin Khan reports from the 2012 Karachi Literature Festival

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History Fieldwork – Do Our Students Get Out Enough?

January 16, 2012 - 4 Comments

Should history take a good look at geography and geology, where out-of-school learning and field trips are considered an essential part of the school and university curriculum?

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