This classic collection of essays by E.P. Thompson, one of England¡¯s most renowned socialist voices, remains a staple text in the history of Marxist theory. The bulk of the book is dedicated to Thompson¡¯s famous polemic against Louis Althusser and what he considers the reductionism and authoritarianism of Althusserian structuralism. In lively and erudite prose, Thompson argues for a self-critical and unapologetically humanist Marxist tradition. Also included are three essays of considerable importance to the development of the New Left. Called ¡°essential reading for American radicals¡± by The Nation, this book is one no serious socialist can afford to be without. | |