The Histories of Raphael Samuel

The Histories of Raphael Samuel

A portrait of a people's historian

Authored by: Sophie Scott-Brown

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In the first integrated biographical study of his work, this book situates British historian Raphael Samuel (1934–1996) in relation to his distinctive form of activist politics as they developed from youthful Cold War communism to the first British New Left, 1960s radicalism to the 1980s history wars.

As the catalyst behind the History Workshop movement, Samuel championed the democratisation of history-making and practised an eclectic form of people’s history in his own work. His unique approach was controversial, drawing impassioned responses from across the ideological spectrum, the most sustained critique often coming from his left-wing contemporaries. It is argued here that this compelling figure has been unjustly neglected and that he continues to offer important insights into the politics of history-making in a post-Marxist world.

Details

ISBN (print):
9781760460365
ISBN (online):
9781760460372
Publication date:
May 2017
Imprint:
ANU Press
DOI:
http://doi.org/10.22459/HRS.05.2017
Series:
ANU Lives Series in Biography
Disciplines:
Arts & Humanities: Biography & Autobiography, History; Social Sciences: Politics & International Studies
Countries:
Europe: United Kingdom

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