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The Age of Extremes A History of the World, 1914-1991

Paperback • 1996 • English

The Age of Extremes A History of the World, 1914-1991

By Eric Hobsbawm

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Dividing the century into the Age of Catastrophe, 1914–1950, the Golden Age, 1950–1973, and the Landslide, 1973–1991, Hobsbawm marshals a vast array of data into a volume of unparalleled inclusiveness, vibrancy, and insight, a work that ranks with his classics The Age of Empire and The Age of Revolution. In the short century between 1914 and 1991, the world has been convulsed by two global wars that swept away millions of lives and entire systems of government. Communism became a messianic fait...Show more

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ISBN

9780679730057

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published year

1996

Language

English

Original title

The Age of Extremes A History of the World, 1914-1991

Format

Paperback

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