The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991
by Eric J. Hobsbawm
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages627 pages
ISBN
9780679730057
Published
1994
Description
Dividing the century into the age of catastrophe, 1914-1950, the golden age, 1950-1973, and the landslide, 1973-1991, hobsbawm marshals a vast array of data into a volume of unparalleled inclusiveness, vibrancy, and insi...Dividing the century into the age of catastrophe, 1914-1950, the golden age, 1950-1973, and the landslide, 1973-1991, 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.