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The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914-1991 by Eric Hobsbawm
This book by Eric Hobsbawm examines the tumultuous events of the twentieth century, from the outbreak of World War I in 1914 to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Through a combination of historical analysis and personal anecdotes, Hobsbawm explores the political, economic,
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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.