A história social sul-africana dos anos 1980 e a obra de E. P. Thompson: o caso do Wits History Workshop
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https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-9222.2021.e81103Resumo
O artigo analisa a história social sul-africana dos anos 1980, centrando-se na produção do Wits History Workshop (WHW), instituição amplamente reconhecida como o principal polo produtor e difusor da nova abordagem historiográfica no país. Além de ressaltar as condições de emergência, as principais temáticas e os eixos analíticos recorrentes da história social sul-africana dos anos 1980, o artigo destaca, também, a centralidade da obra de E. P. Thompson nessa produção, particularmente naquela vinculada ao WHW.
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