Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History
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- Paperback
800 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2020
Summary
At the time of his death at the age of 95, Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012) was the most famous historian in the world. His books were translated into more than fifty languages and he was as well known in Brazil and Italy as he was in Britain and the United States. His writings have had a huge and lasting effect on the practice of history. More than half a century after it appeared, his books remain a staple of university reading lists.
He had an extraordinarily long life, with interests cov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349141435 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349141436 |
| Author: | Richard J. Evans, Sir Richard J. Evans, FBA, FRSL, FRHistS |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 800 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 521g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 124mm x 36mm |
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Superbly researched - Sunday Times
The great accomplishment of Richard J Evans’s brilliantly crafted Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History is how he takes us into the private, inner world of the master historian - New StatesmanAn authoritative biography … A Life in History tells the inside story of [Hobsbawm’s] now classic works - ObserverAffectionate and fascinating … A full and generous biography of a man who was constantly aware that he lived in interesting, if fractured, times - ScotsmanAbout The Author
Richard J. Evans
Richard J. Evans is Regius Professor Emeritus of History at Cambridge University. His previous books include Altered Pasts, The Third Reich in History and Memory, In Defence of History, Telling Lies about Hitler, The Coming of the Third Reich, The Third Reich at War and The Third Reich in Power.
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