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Title: The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991 by E. J. Hobsbawm, Eric Hobsbawm ISBN: 0-679-73005-2 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.79 (33 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A must !!! (not only clear, but engaging also!!!)
Comment: I recommend this book to everyone who wishes to understand (or at least begin to do so) the 20th century... In my opinion, that is an imperative, because if we don't understand our past, we won't be able to see our present clearly, and we will also be deprived from a good perspective regarding our future. As Hobsbwam says, things "can only be understood as part of a particular historical context".
In "The Age of Extremes", Hobsbawm's explains us his idea that the 20th century began in 1914 (with the outbreak of World WarI), and ended in 1991 (with the collapse of the USSR). That is the reason why he calls it "the short century". He divides that "short century" in three parts: an age of catastrophe (from 1914 to the end of World War II), a golden age (1947 - 1973) and the Landslide (1973 - 1991).
Hobsbawm not only delves into politics, but also into economics, technology, and art, all with a profound knowledge of the subject and a caustic wit that I find irresistible. Yes, of course that there are a lot of history books regarding the 20th century. As a matter of fact, I've read many of them... But this is still my favorite, because it manages to both interesting and clear, entertaining and useful.
Rating: 1
Summary: communist propaganda
Comment: more left wing drivel...too bornig to even comment on further but from now on, I'm gong to read more on the books I intend to read.
Does anyone really believe this stuff anymore after all that's happened? Please!
Rating: 1
Summary: The Age of Extremes, A twentieth -Century Life
Comment: It is hard to believe that this book,"autobiography" is written by one of the gratest living historians.Not because of the awkward sentences but because of the obvious lack of depth. It consists of an endless parade of the names of his friends who are embodiment of intelect,dedication and idealism of Communism.The author himself so often unabashedly proclaims himself "intelectual",with all atributes of moral superiority.But what is the content of this moral superiority? What is the ideal of Communism? On these points the author is silent.
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Title: The Age of Empire 1875-1914 by E. J. Hobsbawm ISBN: 0679721754 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 April, 1989 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Age of Capital: 1848-1875 by E. J. Hobsbawm, Eric Hobsbawm ISBN: 0679772545 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 by Eric Hobsbawm ISBN: 0679772537 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Interesting Times : A Twentieth-Century Life by ERIC HOBSBAWM ISBN: 037542234X Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: On History ISBN: 1565844688 Publisher: New Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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