9780679730057-0679730052-The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991

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

ISBN-13: 9780679730057
ISBN-10: 0679730052
Edition: First Edition
Author: Eric Hobsbawm
Publication date: 1996
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback 627 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780679730057
ISBN-10: 0679730052
Edition: First Edition
Author: Eric Hobsbawm
Publication date: 1996
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback 627 pages

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The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991 (ISBN-13: 9780679730057 and ISBN-10: 0679730052), written by authors Eric Hobsbawm, was published by Vintage in 1996. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other United States History (Women in History, World History, Politics & Government, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991 (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used United States History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.57.

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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 faith and then collapsed ignominiously. Peasants became city dwellers, housewives became workers—and, increasingly leaders. Populations became literate even as new technologies threatened to make print obsolete. And the driving forces of history swung from Europe to its former colonies.

Includes 32 pages of photos.

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