Great Men), their Protestant moralising and misanthropic tendencies".

What is social history?

There are many definitions of social history, most of which are confined to national historiographies. The most consequential definition of social history is the one Thompson provided. Thompson saw his "history from below" approach as an attempt to reveal the "social nexus" through which broadscale change occurs. This is reflective of his historical materialism. However, Thompson's 1963 book was disproportionately concerned with the

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