by Eric Hobsbawm · Little Brown and Company · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780349106717
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In 'Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914-1991', eminent historian Eric Hobsbawm offers his personal vision of the twentieth century. With remarkable scope and breathtaking depth of knowledge, this book examines the uniquely destructive and creative nature of a troubled century, presenting challenging predictions for the future. Hobsbawm divides the century into the Age of Catastrophe (1914-1945), the Golden Age (1947-1973), and the Landslide (1973-1991), moving data into an era whose revolutions have transformed us more thoroughly than in any other period.
Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm was a British historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism and nationalism. His best-known works include his tetralogy about what he called the "long 19th century" and the "short 20th century", and an edited volume that introduced the influential idea of "invented traditions". He was a life-long Marxist, and his socio-political convictions influenced the character of his work.
