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In many ways the memoirs of a great observer can prove to be more interesting than a great actor or mover of events. He is considered one of the worlds bestknown historians. The great global empires of the past such as the spanish and notably the british bear little comparison with what we see today in the united states empire. Eric hobsbawm has 98 books on goodreads with 81192 ratings. Eric hobsbawm often told the story of his life, saying that it offered an interesting point of view for the historian he became. Words are witnesses which often speak louder than documents. Hobsbawm, eric john ernest rileva come le situazioni di acuta tensione sociale non caratterizzino le. Gente corriente by eric hobsbawm abebooks passion for books. Robert heilbroner, writing about hobsbawm sthe age of extremes 19141991said, i know of no other account that sheds as much light on what is now behind us, and thereby casts so much illumination on our possible futures. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Eric hobsbawm has entered the lists with a work he invites us to read as the flip side of age of extremes, his great history of the 20th century.

Born in alexandria in 1917, eric hobsbawm was educated in vienna, berlin, london and cambridge. Free download e books, eric, hobsbawm, on, history, pdf. It was there that young eric joined a communist youth group, campaigned for the cp. Nel 1994 hobsbawm pubblico quello che e tuttora considerato il suo saggio storico piu importante e uno dei classici della storiografia contemporanea. Eric hobsbawm, sociologo do milenarismo campesino, por michael lowy. List of ebooks and manuels about eric hobsbawm books pdf free download. Taking an almost godlike view on the immense historical events that constituted this great historians life, eric hobsbawm takes us on the long journey through his encounter with the twentieth century. When eric was two, around the time of the egyptian revolution of 1919, his parents, a british father and austrian mother, both jewish, moved away from alexandria to red vienna. Eric hobsbawm s most popular book is the four ages of hobsbawm. Skeptical, endlessly curious, and almost contemporary with the terrible short. Hobsbawm, eric john ernest nellenciclopedia treccani. Ideologically a lifelong marxist, his sociopolitical convictions influenced the character of his work.

Identidad y diversidad europeas en dialogo, barcelona metropolis, primavera 2008. Culture and society in the 20th century eric hobsbawm little brown, pp. The first of these, which covers the author s early years up to the threshold of university, has many claims to. Robert heilbroner, writing about hobsbawmsthe age of extremes 19141991said, i know of no other account that sheds as much light on what is now behind us, and thereby casts so much illumination on our possible futures. Age of extremes is broadly chronological, but does not offer a narrative of events, instead tackling broad themes in nineteen largely selfcontained chapters. Londra,20 marzo 2007,grazie a giorgio baratta massimiliano bomba e gianfilippo guada. Eric lived there until he went to berlin in 1931 at the age of fourteen. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data hobsbawm, e. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Published in the united states by vintage books, a division of random house, inc. A fellow of the british academy and the american academy of arts and sciences, he taught for most of his career at birkbeck college, university of london, where he was emeritus professor of economic and social history. Still, undoubtedly the most spellbinding parts of the book deal with hobsbawm s early life. Eric hobsbawms most popular book is the four ages of hobsbawm. Had the author been unknown, 2 stars would probably be my rating. Americas imperial delusion the us drive for world domination has no historical precedent eric hobsbawm saturday june 14, 2003 the guardian the present world situation is unprecedented. It is therefore strictly neither a history of europe nor of the world. Books by eric hobsbawm author of the age of extremes. Eric hobsbawm is considered by many to be our greatest living historian.

Let us consider a few english words, which were invented or gained their modern meanings, substantially in the period of sixty years with which this volume deals. Born in 1917, eric hobsbawm was emeritus professor of history at birbeck college, university of london, and emeritus universtiy professor of politics and society at the new school for social research. The log is quite large, else i would just have you post it here. Eric hobsbawm s dangerous reputation he was branded a stalinist, and was spied on for decades by mi5, but was the famous historian a hardliner and renegade. Oct 01, 2012 eric hobsbawm, who was born the same year as the russian revolution, and driven to britain from central europe by nazism, died on october 1st, aged. Eric hobsbawm, who was born the same year as the russian revolution, and driven to britain from central europe by nazism, died on october 1st, aged.

He was born in 1917 in alexandria, in an egypt then a british protectorate, to jewish parents. Dobb del marxismo britannico, ha concentrato i suoi interessi sullorigine e sul progresso della rivoluzione industriale britannica e sul decollo industriale in altri paesi. A fellow of the british academy and the american academy of arts and sciences, eric hobsbawm is the author of more than twenty books of history, including the age of revolution and the age of extremes. Storico inglese alessandria degitto 1917 londra 2012. Eric hobsbawm is a neomarxist historian of the industrial revolution who pays particular attention to the inequities toward the lower classes, especially in law and politics. Still, undoubtedly the most spellbinding parts of the book deal with hobsbawms early life. Because hobsbawm is the author, im awarding 3 stars.

Historian and leninist the death of eric hobsbawm on 1 october marked the end of a generation of leftwing. But it also means that there is much that falls outside the book. Eric hobsbawm has produced a superb overview of the middle threequarters of the 20th century. But it also means that there is much that falls outside the book s purview.