Description
Erica Hobsbawm discusses the evolution of European economics, politics, arts, sciences, and cultural life from the height of the industrial revolution to the First World War. Hobsbawm combines vast erudition with a graceful prose style to re-create the epoch that laid the basis for the twentieth century.
Author: Eric Hobsbawm
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 04/23/1989
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780679721758
ISBN10: 0679721754
BISAC Categories:
- History | Modern | 19th Century
- History | Social History
Author: Eric Hobsbawm
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 04/23/1989
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780679721758
ISBN10: 0679721754
BISAC Categories:
- History | Modern | 19th Century
- History | Social History
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 Extremes, and The Jazz Scene. He died in 2012.