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Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914-91 by E. J. Hobsbawm (Hardcover, 1994)
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As the historian Eric Hobsbawm says, We are now in a position to rethink much of our past history, including that of the 20th century, as well as our past ideas about what to expect of the world's future. With this in mind, Hobsbawm has written a history based on his wide personal experience - he was born in the year of the Russian revolution and was in Berlin when Hitler was appointed Chancellor. The book falls into three main chronological divisions: The Age of Catastrophe 1914-1950 , an era of wars, crises, revolutions, fascism and, in general, cataclysm; The Great Leap Forward 1950-1973 , a period which has seen the most rapid and spectacular transformation in world history; and The Age of Crisis 1973-1991 , a period in which both communism and old certainties collapsed. The book is global in scope, including in its ambit the geopolitical shifts in wealth, power and cultural influences and the rise and fortunes of the non-European North American world. Written from the point of view of someone who believes in reason and science and in the potential improvement of the human situation, this book aims to reshape our view of the 20th century and concludes with the author's speculations and predictions of developments in the 21st century.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books Ltd
ISBN-139780718133078
eBay Product ID (ePID)95390738
Product Key Features
Number of Pages640 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAge of Extremes: the Short Twentieth Century, 1914-91
Publication Year1994
SubjectHistory
TypeTextbook
AuthorE. J. Hobsbawm
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height242 mm
Item Weight1035 g
Item Width161 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorE. J. Hobsbawm
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