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100 1 $aEvans, Richard J.,$eauthor.
245 10 $aEric Hobsbawm :$ba life in history /$cRichard J. Evans.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bOxford University Press,$c[2019]
300 $axiii, 785 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ;$billustrations (some color) ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a" Eric Hobsbawm's works have had a nearly incalculable effect across generations of readers and students, influencing more than the practice of history but also the perception of it. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, of second-generation British parents, Hobsbawm was orphaned at age fourteen in 1931. Living with an uncle in Berlin, he experienced the full force of world economic depression, and in the charged reaction to it in Germany was forced to choose between Nazism and Communism, which was no choice at all. Hobsbawm's lifelong allegiance to Communism inspired his pioneering work in social history, particularly the trilogy for which he is most famous--The Age of Revolution, The Age of Capital, and The Age of Empire--covering what he termed "the long nineteenth century" in Europe. Selling in the millions of copies, these held sway among generations of readers, some of whom went on to have prominent careers in politics and business. In this comprehensive biography of Hobsbawm, acclaimed historian Richard Evans (author of The Third Reich Trilogy, among other works) offers both a living portrait and vital insight into one of the most influential intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Using exclusive and unrestricted access to the unpublished material, Evans places Hobsbawm's writings within their historical and political context. Hobsbawm's Marxism made him a controversial figure but also, uniquely and universally, someone who commanded respect even among those who did not share-or who even outright rejected-his political beliefs. Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History gives us one of the 20th century's most colorful and intellectually compelling figures. It is an intellectual life of the century itself."--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"This biography of Eric Hobsbawm offers new insight into one of the most influential intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, of second-generation British parents, Hobsbawm was orphaned at 14 in 1931. Living with an uncle in Berlin, he experienced the full catastrophic force of world economic depression. In this frenetic atmosphere the only political choice was between Nazism and Communism. As a non-German and a Jew, the Nazi Party was out of the question and Hobsbawm's lifelong allegiance to Communism was formed. As a radical student and then young academic at Cambridge, Hobsbawm became a pioneer of social history. Eventually he gained international fame for the trilogy that he wrote over the course of decades, covering what he termed "the long nineteenth century"--The Age of Revolution, The Age of Capital, and The Age of Empire. Some have even argued that these comprehensive surveys, which ranged across the entire continent of Europe, changed the way history could be written. They held sway not only among historians but generations of general readers, some who went on to have prominent careers in politics or business. As a committed Marxist, which defined and guided his perspective on history, Hobsbawm was a controversial figure but also, almost uniquely and universally, someone who commanded respect even among those who did not share, or who even outright rejected, his political beliefs. Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History deepens our understanding of the significant influence both Marxism and Communism have had on leading twentieth-century intellectuals, and brings to life one of its most colorful and intellectually compelling practitioners. It is an intellectual life of the twentieth century itself"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 0 $a'The English boy' 1917-1933 -- 'Ugly as sin, but a mind' 1933-1936 -- 'A freshman who knows about everything' 1936-1939 -- 'A left-wing intellectual in the English army' 1939-1946 -- 'Outsider in the movement' 1946-1954 -- 'A dangerous character' 1954-1962 -- 'Paperback writer' 1962-1975 -- 'Intellectual guru' 1975-1987 -- 'Jeremiah' 1987-1999 -- 'National Treasure' 1999-2012.
600 10 $aHobsbawm, E. J.$q(Eric J.),$d1917-2012.
600 17 $aHobsbawm, E. J.$q(Eric J.),$d1917-2012.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01801012
650 0 $aHistorians$zGreat Britain$vBiography.
650 0 $aCommunist college teachers$zGreat Britain$vBiography.
650 0 $aCommunism and intellectuals$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aJews, German$zGreat Britain$vBiography.
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Western.$2bisacsh
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651 7 $aGreat Britain.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204623
648 7 $a1900-1999$2fast
655 7 $aBiography.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423686
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
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