爱德华·帕尔默·汤普森 ( 192 4%D%D 1993)是英国著名的马克思主义史学家。他创立英国新社会史学派 ,丰富和发展马克思主义史学研究方法 ,拓展了马克思主义史学研究领域 ,成为文化的马克思主义史学的代表人物。由于他在许多方面作出了富有启示性的、富有个性的理论创造与发展 ,从而使他成为国际史学界近年来最广为人知又最有争议的人物 Edward Palmer Thompson (192 4% D% D 1993) is a famous British Marxist historian. He founded the new school of social history in England, enriched and developed the research methods of Marxist historiography, expanded the field of Marxist historiography and became the representatives of the cultural Marxist historiography. As he has in many ways enlightened and personalized theoretical creation and development, making him the most widely known and most controversial figure in international historians in recent years