Eric Hobsbawm
British Marxist historian whose four-volume history of the long 19th century and the short 20th century is the most celebrated work of historical synthesis in the English language. The Age of Revolution, The Age of Capital, The Age of Empire, and The Age of Extremes are required reading for understanding the modern world.
Works
- The Age of RevolutionMarxist history of the period 1789-1848 analyzing revolution and social transformation
- The Age of CapitalMarxist history of capitalism 1848-1875 examining industrialization and class formation
- The Age of EmpireMarxist history of imperialism 1875-1914 analyzing global power consolidation
- The Age of ExtremesHistory of global extremism, war, and social upheaval during the twentieth century
- Nations and Nationalism Since 1780Analysis of how nationalism emerged as dominant ideology in the modern era
- BanditsHistorical study of social banditry as form of peasant resistance across cultures