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Thread #164112   Message #3926188
Posted By: Jim Carroll
21-May-18 - 02:50 PM
Thread Name: How reliable is Folk History ?
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: How reliable is Folk History ?
"Now, would you categorise EP Thompson as an Establishment historian? "
Neither Thomson not marx were 'Folk Historians'
We have a recording of a lecture he gave in Birmingham where he acknowledges his indebtedness to 'Folk History'
Marx was an economist - Fred Engles was the historian (but not a folkie) - can't wait to see the film if it ever moves further West than Dublin
Jim Carroll