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1	The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991 more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist 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. Includes 32 pages of photos. see all copies from $4.10! new only from $11.37! \| SVS
2	Invention of Tradition more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm (Editor), Terence O Ranger (Photographer) add to wishlist Many of the traditions which we think of as very ancient in their origins were not in fact sanctioned by long usage over the centuries, but were invented comparatively recently. This book explores examples of this process of invention - the creation of Welsh and Scottish 'national culture'; the elaboration of British royal rituals in the ... see all copies from $8.80! new only from $16.89! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Nations and Nationalism Since 1780' Programme, Myth, Reality more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist Eric Hobsbawm's brilliant enquiry into the question of nationalism won further acclaim for his 'colossal stature ...his incontrovertible excellence as an historian, and his authoritative and highly readable prose'. Recent events in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics have since reinforced the central importance of nationalism in the ... see all copies from $7.13! new only from $14.72! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Age of Revolution: 1749-1848 more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist Hobsbawm's study traces the death of ancient traditions, the triumph of new classes, and the emergence of new technologies, sciences, and ideologies. see all copies from $2.61! new only from $10.16! \| SVS
5	Bandits more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist BANDITS is a study of the social bandit or bandit-rebel - robbers and outlaws who are not regarded by public opinion as simple criminals, but rather as champions of social justice, as avengers or as primitive resistance fighters. Whether Balkan haiduks, Indian dacoits or Brazilian congaceiros, their spectacular exploits have been celebrated and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Age of capital, 1848-1875 more books like this by E. J. Hobsbawm add to wishlist Hobsbawm chronicles the triumph of private enterprise during the mid- to late-19th century. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $9.56! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Age of Empire 1875-1914 more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist This title is about the death of the 19th century, the world made by and for liberal middle classes in the name of universal progress and civilization. It is about hopes realized which turned into fears: an era of unparalled peace engendering an era of unparalled war; revolt and revolution inevitably emerging on the outskirts of a stable and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.59! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Interesting Times: A Twentieth-Century Life more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist In this autobiography, the esteemed British historian Eric Hobsbawm recounts his early years and education, and explains his lifelong attachment to the communist philosophy. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $4.06! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Primitive Rebels, Studies in Archaic Forms of Social Movement in the Nineteenth and Twentieth... more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist Little attention has been paid to modern movements of social protest which fall outside the classic patterns of labor or socialist agitation, and even less to those whose political coloring is not modernist or progressive but conservative, or reactionary or, at any rate, rather inarticulate. see all copies from $2.22! new only from $9.37! \| SVS
10	Industry and Empire: 2from 1750 to the Present Day more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions
11	The Age of Revolution more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist Dual revolution - industrial and political - in England and France, and its global consequences. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions
12	On the Edge of the New Century more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm, Antonio Polito, Allan Cameron (Translator) add to wishlist In these interviews, distinguished British Eric Hobsbawm speaks on the prospects for the West for the twenty-first century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
13 view cover	Uncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion and Jazz more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm (Preface by) add to wishlist A series of historical essays from the late 18th century to contemporary times, including many of the author's studies of labor history. The author, a celebrated historian, also addresses such topics as sex, the Mafia, revolution, violence, and the history of jazz. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
14 view cover	Industry and Empire: The Birth of the Industrial Revolution more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist An economic and social history that draws from a number of sources on the subject to produce a reliable reference work. According to the preface, the book "attempts to describe and account for Britain's rise as the first industrial power, its decline from the temporary domination of the pioneer, its rather special relationship with the rest of the ... see all copies from $4.52! new only from $64.00!
15 view cover	Age of Extremes: 1914-1991 more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist The distinguished author of The Jazz Scene and The Age of Revolution makes an important contribution toward our understanding of the history of the 20th century, examining, among other topics, the legacy of the two world wars, the Great Depression, the rise of the USSR, the Cold War, perestroika, and technological reform. Photos. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $28.75! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Antonio Gramsci Reader: Selected Writings 1916-1935 more books like this by Professor Antonio Gramsci, David Forgacs, J Hobsbawm Eric add to wishlist with a new introduction by ERIC J. HOBSBAWM "Very usefully pulls the key passages from Gramsci's writings into one volume, which allows English-language readers an overall view of his work. Particularly valuable are the connections it draws across his work and the insights which the introduction and glossary provide into the origin and ... see all copies from $22.50! new only from $28.80! \| SVS
17 view cover	Industry and empire: from 1750 to the present day more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist An economic and social history that draws from a number of sources on the subject to produce a reliable reference work. According to the preface, the book "attempts to describe and account for Britain's rise as the first industrial power, its decline from the temporary domination of the pioneer, its rather special relationship with the rest of the ... see all copies from $2.04! new only from $16.39!
18 view cover	Age of Extremes more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist THE AGE OF EXTREMES is eminent historian Eric Hobsbawm's personal vision of the twentieth century. Remarkable in its scope, and breathtaking in its depth of knowledge, this immensely rewarding book reviews the uniquely destructive and creative nature of the troubled twentieth century and makes challenging predicitions for the future. see all copies from $4.94! new only from $18.12! \| first editions
19 view cover	On Hist more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist Lectures and review essays about the writing of history, approaches to historiography, and historians. see all copies from $2.82! new only from $11.41! \| first editions
20 view cover	Revolutionaries more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist Recent years have seen a remarkable growth of interest in revolution and social upheaval, Marxism and other ideologies of the left, and the movements inspired by them. As a Marxist of long standing Professor E. J. Hobsbawm, one of the most distinguished historians of our day, has been much involved in the discussion of these topics. In this ... see all copies from $5.34! new only from $12.62! \| first editions \| SVS
21	The Forward March of Labour Halted? more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist see all copies from $2.26!
22 view cover	Captain Swing, more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist For generation upon generation, the English farm labourer lived a life of poverty and degradation. Centuries came and went, but the lives of the rural poor remained essentially unaltered. With the onset of the industrial revolution, however, new forces came into play, which were to lead to profound change across society, including the world of the ... see all copies from $3.44! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	J.D. Bernal: A Life in Science and Politics more books like this by Brenda Swann (Introduction by), Francis Aprahamian (Editor), Eric J Hobsbawm (Preface by) add to wishlist An eminent molecular physicist and path-breaking crystallographer, an eloquent and prescient writer on the social implications of science, an early foe of pseudo-scientific racism and an indefatigable campaigner for peace and civil rights: as a scientist and a Communist intellectual, J.D. Bernal was caught up in many of the dramas of the twentieth ... see all copies from $13.65! new only from $33.29! \| first editions
24	Captain Swing: A Social History of the Great English Agricultural Uprising of 1830 more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm, George Rude add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25	The jazz scene more books like this by E. J. Hobsbawm add to wishlist Marxist historian Hobsbawm's early writings on jazz, dating from the 1970s. see all copies from $2.81! new only from $77.99! \| first editions

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