Casualties of History: The Ruffian Crew of Power
We cover Chapter Five, but first have an extensive discussion of the debate between Thompson and Perry Anderson and Tom Nairn over the history of social class and economic development in England, with sociologist Jonah Stuart-Brundage.
May 6, 2020
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Casualties of History: The Ruffian Crew of Power
Summary
<p>We cover Chapter Five, but first have an extensive discussion of the debate between Thompson and Perry Anderson and Tom Nairn over the history of social class and economic development in England, with sociologist Jonah Stuart-Brundage. What should we make of liberalism in England at the end of the eighteenth century and what it meant for the prospects of revolution?</p>
<p>Secondary readings:</p>
<p>Perry Anderson, “Origins of the Present Crisis” <a href="https://newleftreview.org/issues/I23/articles/perry-anderson-origins-of-the-present-crisis" rel="nofollow">https://newleftreview.org/&lt;wbr /&gt;issues/I23/articles/perry-&lt;wbr /&gt;anderson-origins-of-the-&lt;wbr /&gt;present-crisis</a></p>
<p>Perry Anderson, “Socialism and Pseudo-Empiricism,” <a href="https://newleftreview.org/issues/I35/articles/perry-anderson-socialism-and-pseudo-empiricism" rel="nofollow">https://newleftreview.org/&lt;wbr /&gt;issues/I35/articles/perry-&lt;wbr /&gt;anderson-socialism-and-pseudo-&lt;wbr /&gt;empiricism</a></p>
<p>Arno Mayer, <i>The Persistence of the Old Regime: Europe to the Great War </i><a href="https://www.versobooks.com/books/475-the-persistence-of-the-old-regime" rel="nofollow">https://www.versobooks.com/&lt;wbr /&gt;books/475-the-persistence-of-&lt;wbr /&gt;the-old-regime</a></p>
<p>Tom Nairn, “The British Political Elite” <a href="https://newleftreview.org/issues/I23/articles/tom-nairn-the-british-political-elite" rel="nofollow">https://newleftreview.org/&lt;wbr /&gt;issues/I23/articles/tom-nairn-&lt;wbr /&gt;the-british-political-elite</a></p>
<p>Tom Nairn, “The British Working Class” <a href="https://newleftreview.org/issues/I24/articles/tom-nairn-the-english-working-class" rel="nofollow">https://newleftreview.org/&lt;wbr /&gt;issues/I24/articles/tom-nairn-&lt;wbr /&gt;the-english-working-class</a></p>
<p>Tom Nairn, “The Anatomy of the Labour Party: Part I” <a href="https://newleftreview.org/issues/I27/articles/tom-nairn-the-nature-of-the-labour-party-part-i" rel="nofollow">https://newleftreview.org/&lt;wbr /&gt;issues/I27/articles/tom-nairn-&lt;wbr /&gt;the-nature-of-the-labour-&lt;wbr /&gt;party-part-i</a></p>
<p>Tom Nairn, “The Anatomy of the Labour Party: Part II” <a href="https://newleftreview.org/issues/I28/articles/tom-nairn-the-nature-of-the-labour-party-part-ii" rel="nofollow">https://newleftreview.org/&lt;wbr /&gt;issues/I28/articles/tom-nairn-&lt;wbr /&gt;the-nature-of-the-labour-&lt;wbr /&gt;party-part-ii</a></p>
<p>E.P. Thompson, “The Peculiarities of the English” <a href="https://www.marxists.org/archive/thompson-ep/1965/english.htm#n1" rel="nofollow">https://www.marxists.org/&lt;wbr /&gt;archive/thompson-ep/1965/&lt;wbr /&gt;english.htm#n1</a></p>