Summary
In these essays, about a quarter of them previously unpublished, Eric Hobsbawm reflects upon the theory, practice and development of history and its relevance to the modern world. These wide-ranging papers reflect Professor Hobsbawm’s lifelong concern with the relations between past, present and future. They deal, among many other subjects, with the problems of writing history, its abuses and the historian’s responsibilities; with the history of society and ‘history from below’; with Marx and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349110509 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349110506 |
| Author: | Eric Hobsbawm |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 1998 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 129mm x 27mm |
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Full of the author’s characteristic merits …authoritative and highly relevant.
Engaging…always instructive. - THE OBSERVER
Full of the author’s characteristic merits …authoritative and highly relevant. - THE NEW STATESMANBrilliant - Sunday TIMESFor sheer intelligence, Hobsbawm has no superior in the historical profession… On History is of great interest for the light it throws on one of the most powerful minds of our time. It should be read by anyone who cares how history should be written and why it matters. - GuardianAbout The Author
Eric Hobsbawm
Eric Hobsbawm was born in Alexandria in 1917 and educated in Vienna, Berlin, London and Cambridge. He was a Fellow of the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, with honorary degrees from universities in several countries. He is the well-known author of AGE OF REVOLUTION 1789-1848, THE AGE OF CAPITAL 1848-1875 etc.
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