The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991

Dividing the century into the Age of Catastrophe, 1914-1950, the Golden Age, 1950-1973, and the Landslide, 1973-1991,...
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Author: Eric Hobsbawm
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The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991 by Hobsbawm, Eric

The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991

CHF 28.91

The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991

CHF 28.91
Author: Eric Hobsbawm
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Dividing the century into the Age of Catastrophe, 1914-1950, the Golden Age, 1950-1973, and the Landslide, 1973-1991, Hobsbawm marshals a vast array of data into a volume of unparalleled inclusiveness, vibrancy, and insight, a work that ranks with his classics The Age of Empire and The Age of Revolution.
In the short century between 1914 and 1991, the world has been convulsed by two global wars that swept away millions of lives and entire systems of government. Communism became a messianic faith and then collapsed ignominiously. Peasants became city dwellers, housewives became workers--and, increasingly leaders. Populations became literate even as new technologies threatened to make print obsolete. And the driving forces of history swung from Europe to its former colonies.

Includes 32 pages of photos.

Author: Eric Hobsbawm
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 02/13/1996
Pages: 672
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.38w x 1.37d
ISBN: 9780679730057


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 04/21/1996 pg. 44

About the Author
Born in 1917, Eric Hobsbawm was educated in Austria, Germany, and England. He was Emeritus Professor of history at Birbeck College, University of London, and Emeritus Universtiy Professor of politics and socity at the New School for Social Research. He is the author of more than fourteen books, including The Age of Capital, The Age of Revolution, The Age of Empire, and The Jazz Scene. He died in 2012.

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