books by E. J. Hobsbawm     books:       On History5 reviews E. J. Hobsbawm New Press, The, 1998 Greatest living historian If any one historian can be said to have written the history of the last two centuries in its totality, then Eric Hobsbawm would be the name that comes to mind. "On History" is a collection of theoretical essays of one of the greatest practicioners of the craft, and one of the greatest Marxist minds of our century. For anyone interested in practicing the craft of historical materialism and ...             Primitive Rebels: Studies in Archaic Forms of Social Movement in the 19th and 20th Centuries2 reviews E. J. Hobsbawm W. W. Norton & Company, 1965 Dissent and Freedom It provides a new perspective toward the understanding of dissent that is contrapuntal to mainstream discourse that until then either demonized or pathologised dissent. Its width and scope such as comes only from historical analysis infuses new ideas into the analysis of dissent always a quest for freedom. It draws away the analysis from revolutions that above all else is celebratory of ...             Interesting Times: A Twentieth-Century Life (Lives of the Left)10 reviews E. J. Hobsbawm New Press, The, 2005 Highly readable and interesting This is a biography that is worth reading, also to be recommended as a mentor reading for youngsters. This book shows how a young boy from Austria, whose life was shaped by the rise and fall of the nazis, came of age in twentieth century. He is a distinguished and unapologetically Marxist historian. He vividly recalls his cambridge days and the ideas that shaped his mind. I myself always like to ...             The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-199144 reviews E. J. Hobsbawm Peter Smith Pub Inc, 2001 When the facts change, Mr Hobsbawm, it's OK to change your mind I read this book for two reasons: 1) To better understand the Marxist mind, especially in light of the great Marxist defeats (or at minimum, setbacks) of the twentieth century, 2) To understand the profound influence Hobsbawm has had on the intellectual left and centre-left in modern politics. Hobsbawm's ideas surrounding history and the forces which influence it are unabashedly Marxist, and ...             The Communist Manifesto: A Modern Edition265 reviews Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, ... Verso, 1998 No Matter Where You Stand On Communism, Read This Wherever you stand on the topic of Communism, you should read this book. In the Manifesto, Marx outlines exactly what Communists stand for and what they want government to be. It is a very simple and short book, intended to be a pamphlet easily understood by the masses. As mentioned above, wherever you stand on Communism, you will get something out of this book. Whether it confirms what you feel, ...             Revolutionaries2 reviews E. J. Hobsbawm, Eric Hobsbawm New Press, The, 2001 Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will This is a collection of Hobsbawm's essays on the subject(s), originally published at the height of the New Left. It's marked by its sober assessment of the real problems facing those who would remake society, despite (or perhaps because of?) the author's clear sympathies for such a project and for the people who attempted it. The essay on Vietnam (published in 1965 just as the United States was ...             Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality (Canto)16 reviews E. J. Hobsbawm Cambridge University Press, 1992 Hobsbawm places nationalism in its historical context We ordered this book as a reading for our 'Old Curmudgeons Book Club'. The book club is made up of a small bunch of 'older guys', i.e. in their 50s and 60s. We get together once a month and disucss non-fiction books. We've been doing this for about 15 years now. The book has to have something important to say about the human condition. Since nations and nationalism play such an important role in ...             The Age of Revolution: 1789-184816 reviews E. J. Hobsbawm Peter Smith Pub Inc, 1999 A MASTERPIECE It is quite dificult to find a History book who is well written and also makes you think about the subject. This is the main diference about Hobswamn. He makes you think, and I believe this is the main aim for a Historian. It is curious for me that one of the reviewers complaints about the lack of interest that the author shows for the American revolution. Maybe if we think in the world of ...             Industry and Empire: From 1750 to the Present Day2 reviews E. J. Hobsbawm Peter Smith Pub Inc, 2001 Good introduction to the econonomic history of Great Britain Industry and Empire is a rare book that incorporates both a economic historical perspective and a political perspective, both on the English scene and on the world scene. What you'll find in this book is a combination of a narrative of how exactly the industrial revolution started in Britain, how it effected the people involved, the social structures of society, how the political structure of ...             Echoes of the Marseillaise: Two Centuries Look Back on the French Revolution (Mason Welch Gross Lecture ... E.J. Hobsbawm Rutgers University Press, 1990 We can learn a great deal from studying the French Revolution itself, but we can also learn from studying the ways in which scholars have interpreted the French Revolution, and from the ways their views have changed. For over a century following the Revolution, commentators and scholars spoke of it in glowing terms. But in the past three decades, revisionist historians have become skeptical. Eric Hobsbawm reiterates the centrality of the ...             Industry and Empire: From 1750 to the Present Day (Economic Hist of Britain)1 review E. J. Hobsbawm Penguin (Non-Classics), 1990 Commerce helped to make them free (Voltaire) Eric Hobsbawm's analysis of the Industrial Revolution is magisterial. The IR was not only an acceleration of growth, but an acceleration of growth through economic and social transformation. It was also solidly founded on political and military pillars. Politically, the kings were subordinated to Parliament, which was controlled by an oligarchy of landowning capitalist aristocrats. The British ...             The Age of Empire, 1875-1914 (History of Civilization)7 reviews E.J. Hobsbawm Weidenfeld & Nicolson History, 2000 A must for those who enjoy reading modern history This book, along with the two previous in the trilogy (Age of Revolution, Age of Capital) ranks as probably the best history books (among many) I have read. Hobsbawm assumes a basic knowledge of what happened during the period in question, so avoid this book if you are looking for a simple narrative. The prospective reader should also know that Hobsbawm is a Marxist and will analyze and argue ...             Living As Equals Oxford University Press, USA, 1997 This is a collection of essays by six prominent social scientists on the ideal of economic and social equality and the ways, if any, in which public action can help to achieve it. * Amartya Sen offers an overview of how equality can be furthered by public action. * A. B. Atkinson proposes an official poverty line in Britain as a way to focus public debate and political action. * E. J. Hobsbawm explores the tensions within the ...             Uncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion, and Jazz2 reviews E. J. Hobsbawm New Press, The, 1999 Honest and true Its a very beautiful piece of work.It doesnt just follow the paces of some forgotten people, but it also paints their historic time. The chapters about the Vietnam war, the relationship between socialism and art and the one about the role of women in XIX century are brilliant. This book shows you things you wont find in a common history book.Its rich, honest and true.              search for books 1789-1848, 1875-1914, 1914-1991, centuries, civilization, communist, economic, edition, extremes, history, industry, interesting, lecture, manifesto, marseillaise, movement, nationalism, nations, present, primitive, programme, reality, rebellion, resistance, revolution, revolutionaries, studies, twentieth, twentieth-century, uncommon books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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