Doing history from the bottom up
Subtitle: on E.P. Thompson, Howard Zinn, and rebuilding the labor movement from below
By: Staughton Lynd
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9781608463886
Subjects: Historiography; Methodology; Labor unions; Social aspects; Philosophy; History
Other titles: On E.P. Thompson, Howard Zinn, and rebuilding the labor movement from below
Description: In the 1960s historians on both sides of the Atlantic began to challenge the assumptions of their colleagues and push for an understanding of history "from below." In this collection, Staughton Lynd, himself one of the pioneers of this approach, laments the passing of fellow luminaries David Montgomery, E.P. Thompson, Alfred Young, and Howard Zinn, and makes the case that contemporary academics and activists alike should take more seriously the stories and perspectives of Native Americans, slaves, rank-and-file workers, and other still-too-frequently marginalized voices.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-166) and index.