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On Nationalism by Eric Hobsbawm
55.00 AUD
Category: History
I remain in the curious position of disliking, distrusting, disapproving and fearing nationalism wherever it exists . . . but recognising its enormous force, which must be harnessed for progress if possible. In the last two decades the uses of the term 'nationalism' has increased steeply with the risi ...Show more
On Nationalism by Eric Hobsbawm
24.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
I remain in the curious position of disliking, distrusting, disapproving and fearing nationalism wherever it exists . . . but recognising its enormous force, which must be harnessed for progress if possible.In the last two decades the uses of the term 'nationalism' has increased steeply with the rising ...Show more
Primitive Rebels by Eric Hobsbawm
24.99 AUD
Category: History
Social agitation is as essential a part of public life today as it has ever been. In Eric Hobsbawm's masterful study, Primitive Rebels, he shines a light on the origins of contemporary rebellion: Robin Hood, secret societies, revolutionary peasants, Mafiosi, Spanish Civil War anarchy, pre-industrial mob ...Show more
The Age Of Capital: 1848-1875 by Eric Hobsbawm
32.95 AUD
Category: History
A major treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875 - a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism throught the world. In the 1860s a new word entered the economic and political vocabulary of the world: capitalism. The global triumph of capitalism is the major theme of history in the decades after 1848 ...Show more
The Age Of Empire: 1875-1914 by Eric Hobsbawm
36.00 AUD
Category: History
THE AGE OF EMPIRE is a book about the strange death of the nineteenth century, the world made by and for liberal middle classes in the name of universal progress and civilisation. It is about hopes realised which turned into fears: an era of unparalleled peace engendering an era of unparalleled war; rev ...Show more
The Age Of Extremes: 1914-1991 by Eric Hobsbawm
35.00 AUD
Category: History
A reassessment of the 20th century exploring topics such as the breakdown of the Old World, the lack of international accord, the failure of the Arts in recent years and the influence of the Third World.
The Age Of Revolution: 1789-1848 by Eric Hobsbawm
33.99 AUD
Category: History
The author traces the transformation brought about in every sphere of European life by the dual occurrence of the French and Industrial revolutions. The account highlights the 60 significant years when industrialism established domination over the world it was to hold for a century.
Viva La Revolucion: Hobsbawm on Latin America by Eric Hobsbawm
26.99 AUD
Category: History
Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012) wrote that Latin America was the only region of the world outside Europe which he felt he knew well and where he felt entirely at home. He claimed this was because it was the only part of the Third World whose two principal languages, Spanish and Portuguese, were within his rea ...Show more
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