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This biography explores the historian Edward Thompson's life from his youth in the Communist Party, through his academic career, his activism in the campaign for nuclear disarmament, and his role in the New Left. It discusses aspects and influences of his life that are often neglected.

About the Author

Byran D. Palmer teaches social history at Queen's University, Canada,a nd works closely with the journal Labour/Le Travail. He is the author of Descent into Discourse: The Reification of Language, and The Writing if Social History.