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First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Part One: Historians and 'the people' 1. Radical liberalism, Fabianism and social history David Sutton 2. 'The people' in history: the Communist Party Historians' Group, 1946-56 Bill Schwarz 3. E. P. Thompson and the discipline of historical context Gregor McLennan Part Two: Marxist theory and historical analysis 4. Philosophy and history: some issues in recent marxist theory Gregor McLennan 5. Reading for the best Marx: history-writing and historical abstraction Richard Johnson Part Three: Autobiography/memory/tradition 6. Popular memory: theory, politics, method Popular Memory Group 7. 'Charms of residence': the public and the past Michael Bommes and Patrick Wright 8. 'The public face of feminism': early twentieth-century writings on women's suffrage Tricia Davis, Martin Durham, Catherine Hall, Mary Langan and David Sutton Notes and references Index