Following his parents death, he moved to germany to live with his aunt who adopted him and his sister. When eric hobsbawm died in october 2012 at the age of 95, his reputation. Premier historian eric hobsbawms brilliant study of the industrial revolution, which sold more than a quarter of a million copies in its original edition, is now back in print, updated for a new generation. Dividing the century into the age of catastrophe, 19141950, the golden age, 19501973, and the landslide, 19731991, 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 it, hobsbawm comments on what he sees as the disastrous failures of state socialism, capitalism, and nationalism. For many, perhaps most, readers, the standout will be the sweeping fourpart overview of european history from the french revolution to the soviet collapse that hobsbawm launched with age of.
Eric john ernest hobsbawm, british historian born june 9, 1917, alexandria, egyptdied oct. Eric hobsbawm age of revolution 1789 1848 internet archive. Oct 01, 2012 for many, perhaps most, readers, the standout will be the sweeping fourpart overview of european history from the french revolution to the soviet collapse that hobsbawm launched with age of. It transformed everyday life in both rich and poor countries, albeit to a less extent. Hobsbawm had been a longstanding member of a number of communist organizations, including the communist party of great britain no, not that one, and was known as a longstanding apologist for sovietstyle communism. This magisterial volume follows the death of ancient traditions, the triumph of new classes, and the emergence of new technologies, sciences, and ideologies, with vast intellectual daring and aphoristic elegance. Last year marked the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of eric hobsbawms age of revolution, 17891848, a milestone that was largely overlooked in the more general hubbub over the great historians death in october. When hitler came into power in 1933, they moved to england. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about the age of revolution, 17891848 by eric hobsbawm.
Part of eric hobsbawms epic fourvolume history of the modern world, along with the age of capitalism, the age of empire, and the age of extremes. Full text of eric hobsbawm age of extremes 1914 1991 see other formats age of extremes w also by eric hobsbawm the age of revolution 17891848 the age of capital 18481875 the age of empire 18751914 the short twentieth century 19141991 eric hobsbawm j abacusj an abacus book contents. The age of revolution is eric hobsbawms survey of western europe during the years between 1789 and 1848. Having read deeply and widely on economic and world history, hobsbawms study attempts to understand the era in its entirety and incorporates a wide body. Even more influential in the long term was the age of series, which he began in 1962 with the age of revolution. Historian eric hobsbawm is possibly the foremost chronicler of the modern age. His many books include a threepart study of the long 19th century the age of revolution, the age of capital and the age of empire, age of extremes. Hobsbawms ideas will long survive him, especially through his major works, the age of revolution, the age of capital, the age of empire, history of the 20th century, the age of extremes. He says that there are three striking characters about that technological revolution. The age of revolution 17891848 and the age of capital 1848.
From his early books on the industrial revolution and european empires, to his magisterial 1995 study of the short twentieth century, age of extremes, hobsbawm has become known as one of the finest practitioners of his craft. His oeuvre constitutes a monumental demonstration of what marxist history can do. Marxism, a sort of bastard marxism trying to combine marxism with whatever. Yet this volume also acts as a denouement, because it completes after the age of revolution 17891848 and the age of capital 18481875 hobsbawms internal trilogy covering the long nineteenth century. About the author born in 1917, eric hobsbawm was educated in austria, germany, and england. Oct 01, 2012 hobsbawm s ideas will long survive him, especially through his major works, the age of revolution, the age of capital, the age of empire, history of the 20th century, the age of extremes. Part of eric hobsbawm s epic fourvolume history of the modern world, along with the age of capitalism, the age of empire, and the age of extremes. Major events covered during that period include the storming of the bastille marking the beginnings of the french revolution and the publication of the communist manifesto by karl marx, signaling the widespread political upheaval in europe that comes in 1848. If its your first time on the site, or youre looking for something specific, it can be difficult to know where to start. The paperback of the the age of capital, 18481875 by eric hobsbawm, eric hobsbawm, e. Hobsbawm was a brilliant historian in the great english tradition of narrative history.
Mar 08, 2016 hobsbawm then explains the importance of the technological revolution in powering the golden age era before and after both the world wars. The scope and influence of his writings have been breathtaking, from studies of the jazz scene, through his monumental threevolume history of the nineteenthcentury the age of revolution, the age of capital and the age of empire to his several books on the history of labour and. Consequently the book is likely to be read by some who know the earlier volume as well as. Hobsbawms age of revolution the world in the 1780s. The age of empire 18751914 is the third of eric hobsbawm s quartet of books covering the tumultuous rise of the modern industrialised world. Hobsbawms age of revolution the world in the 1780s the. Few historians have done more to change the way we see the history of modern times than eric hobsbawm. Major events covered during that period include the storming of the bastille marking the beginnings of the french revolution and the publication of the communist manifesto by karl marx, signaling the widespread political upheaval in europe. Eric hobsbawm was one of the 20th centurys most prolific academic writers and arguably its most famous left. The first in eric hobsbawms dazzling trilogy on the history of the nineteenth century. Jan 03, 2012 the libcom library contains nearly 20,000 articles. Editions of the age of revolution, 17891848 by eric hobsbawm.
First published in great britain by weidenfeld and nicolson ltd 1975 first published by abacus 1977 reprinted 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989. Eric hobsbawms the age of capital is the second book in series that survey european and world history during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A very clear case of hobsbawms stalinist distortion of history is his treatment of the spanish revolution in the 1930s. Oct 01, 2012 even more influential in the long term was the age of series, which he began in 1962 with the age of revolution. Hobsbawms opening chapter is a dazzling survey of the world specifically, the european world on the eve of the dual revolution. The age of revolution, 17891848 book by eric hobsbawm. Eric hobsbawm 19172012 was a british marxist historian and author who enjoyed a radical leftist following. Hobsbawms understanding of revolution and nationalism as he, the. Author of the age of revolution, industry and empire, captain swing, the age of capital, 18481875, labouring men, primitive rebels, bandits, the age of extremes eric hobsbawm open library donate. Hobsbawm has an ability to blend small historical facts within the context of the. Eric hobsbawm a historians historian the panel opinion. The age of revolution i7891848 eric hobsbawm vintage books a division of random house, inc. This is a dynamic picture of a world in flux and on the.
But its an impressive number all the same, and an inescapable reminder that when we return to the age of revolution. But its an impressive number all the same, and an inescapable reminder that when we return to the age of revolution we are dealing with a very old book. The short 20th century and a memoir, interesting times. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy a cheap copy of the age of revolution, 17891848 book by eric hobsbawm. Eric hobsbawm is a famous british marxist historian, and this book is part of his series analyzing recent history from a marxist perspective. The age of capital, 18481875 by eric hobsbawm, eric.
Jan 16, 2015 hobsbawm s opening chapter is a dazzling survey of the world specifically, the european world on the eve of the dual revolution. On everything he touched he wrote much better, had usually read much more, and had a broader and subtler understanding than his more fashionable emulators. An analysis of eric hobsbawms the age of revolution. He sketches out the forces and relations of production and shows how intellectual and political structures and developments derived from this economic base. For one group of his readers, the generations of students who have used his works as textbooks, the clarity and dynamism of his writing were far more. The age of revolution is eric hobsbawm s survey of western europe during the years between 1789 and 1848. Eric hobsbawm traces with brilliant analytical clarity the. How to change the world 46 revolution, whether in the form of radical democracy, jacobin. Europe 17891848 by tom stammers with patrick glen ways in to the text key points eric hobsbawm 19172012 was a british marxist historian, widely recognized as one of the greatest of the twentieth century in his field. In 2008, the historian tony judt summed up hobsbawm s career thus. Eric hobsbawm historian age of revolution capital empire extremes.
Also by eric hobsbawm the age of revolution 17891848 the age of capital 18481875. Engels declared himself a communist late in 1842, marx prob ably not until the latter part of 1843, after a more prolonged and complex settling of accounts with liberalism and hegels philosophy. Click to read more about the age of revolution, 17891848 by eric hobsbawm. Oct 01, 2012 eric hobsbawm was a brilliant historian.
The idea has recently been revived, but with a difference. Jan 11, 2015 eric hobsbawm is my favourite historian. He developed the influential concept of the invention of tradition, dissected nationalism, studied a variety of aspects of working class culture from banditry and bread riots to jazz, and, above all, delineated the creation of the modern. He is considered one of the worlds bestknown historians. The age of revolution, the first of hobsbawms four volumes of modern history. Palmer, eric hobsbawm, david brion davisbegan speaking of an age of revolution extending from late eighteenth to the mid nineteenth centuries. Oct 30, 20 eric hobsbawm was born into a jewish family in 1927 to an austrian mother british father. Eric hobsbawm was born in alexandria to a middleclass jewish family in june 1917. Eric hobsbawm, who died on 1 october 2012 at the age of 95, was one of the foremost historians of the 20th century. His panoramic studies of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, stretching from the french revolution to the fall of soviet communism, have informed the historical consciousness of scholars and general readers alike. Between the world wars, the family moved first to vienna and then to berlin. This revolution has transformed, and continues to trans form, the entire world.
He is the author of the age of revolution, the age of capital, the age of empire, and the age of extremes, and the new press has published his books on history, uncommon people, industry and empire, bandits, on the edge of the new century, revolutionaries, his memoir interesting times, on empire, and fractured times. In his book age of extremes hobsbawm defended the stalinist view of the spanish revolution and the popular front in france, not to mention the resistance movements in greece and italy. The age of empire 18751914 is the third of eric hobsbawms quartet of books covering the tumultuous rise of the modern industrialised world. Rather than treating the two major events in isolation, he argued that the revolutions in france and in britain may have been different, but were complementary rather. Major events covered during that period include the storming of the bastille marking the beginnings of the french revolution and the publication of the communist manifesto by karl marx. Eric hobsbawm age of revolution addeddate 20171214 20. Eric hobsbawm, the communist who explained history the new.
Merridale proposes historian as outsider in hobsbawm memorial lecture 2017 eric hobsbawm, 1917 2012. Initially, the bourgeoisie grabbed the flag of politics, joining forces with the laboring poor. Eric john ernest hobsbawm british historian britannica. A lecturer at birkbeck from 1947, professor hobsbawm taught at the college all of his professional life, and became its president in 2002. Having read deeply and widely on economic and world history, hobsbawms study attempts to understand the era in. Yet this volume also acts as a denouement, because it completes after the age of revolution 17891848 and the age of capital 18481875 hobsbawm s internal trilogy covering the long nineteenth century. Two centuries look back on the french revolution 1990 perspective. Eric hobsbawm was born into a jewish family in 1927 to an austrian mother british father. The short twentieth century, 19141991 is a book by eric hobsbawm, published in 1994.
Eric hobsbawm traces with brilliant anlytical clarity the transformation brought about in evry sphere of european life by the dual revolution the 1789 french. The age of revolution 17891848 and the age of capital 18481875 s to understand and explain the nineteenth century and its. He long retained a memory of himself as a 14yearold boy who read on a newspaper board the headline announcing the accession of the third reich. Full text of eric hobsbawm age of extremes 1914 1991. Between 1789 and 1848 the world was transformed both by the french revolution and also by the industrial revolution that originated in britain. I marx and engels were relative latecomers to communism. Pdf an analysis of eric hobsbawms age of revolution. In industry and empire, hobsbawm explores the origin and dramatic course of the industrial revolution over two hundred and fifty years and its influence on social and political. How to change the world online university of the left. The age of capital examines the years 1848 1875 and is a work of synthesis. This dual revolution created the modern world as we know it. Ideologically a lifelong marxist, his sociopolitical convictions influenced the character of his work. May 23, 2017 read hobsbawm scholar jack watlings feature on the lecture. Publication date 1989 topics history, modern 19th century.
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