Willie
Thompson considers the reasons why efforts to achieve transformations in class
relations and projects of emancipation have historically proved so hard to
accomplish and why twentieth century hopes in particular have been so
disappointed; and emphasising that a realistic appreciation of the obstacles –
the pessimism of the intellect – is an essential preliminary to overcoming them
but also inspiring confidence that they can be overcome. Finally, suggesting
the importance of history societies (like the NELH group) for keeping alive the memory of
the struggles so far, as well as analysing what went wrong.
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