Eric Hobsbawm Una Vida en la Historia - Herramienta Ediciones

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Eric Hobsbawms Works Have Had a Nearly Incalculable Effect Across Generations of Readers And Students Influencing More Than The Practice of History But Also The Perception of it. Born in Alexandria Egypt of Second-Generation British Parents Hobsbawm Was Orphaned at Age Fourteen in 1931. Living With an Uncle in Berlin he Experienced The Full Force of World Economic Depression And in The Charged Reaction to it in Germany Was Forced to Choose Between Nazism And Communism Which Was no Choice at All. Hobsbawms Lifelong Allegiance to Communism Inspired His Pioneering Work in Social History Particularly The Trilogy For Which he is Most Famous--The Age of Revolution The Age of Capital And The Age of Empire--Covering What he Termed the Long Nineteenth Century in Europe. Selling in The Millions of Copies These Held Sway Among Generations of Readers Some of Whom Went on to Have Prominent Careers in Politics And Business. In This Comprehensive Biography of Hobsbawm Acclaimed Historian Richard Evans (Author of The Third Reich Trilogy Among Other Works) Offers Both a Living Portrait And Vital Insight Into One of The Most Influential Intellectual Figures of The Twentieth Century. Using Exclusive And Unrestricted Access to The Unpublished Material Evans Places Hobsbawms Writings Within Their Historical And Political Context.