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...
Nations and Nationalism since 1780 is Eric Hobsbawm's widely acclaimed and highly readable inquiry into the question of nationalism. Events in the late twentieth century in Eastern Europe and the Soviet republics have since reinforced the central importan...
Eric Hobsbawm gilt als einer der wichtigsten Historiker des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine scharfsinnige Analyse zur Geschichte der Nationen und des Nationalismus ist ein Klassiker der Geschichtswissenschaft und hat bis heute nichts an Aktualität und Bedeut...
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,...
This collection of 26 essays ranges over the history of working men and women between the late 18th century and the late 20th century and brings back into print a selection of this celebrated historian's pioneering studies into labour history, together...
In these essays, about a quarter of them previously unpublished, Eric Hobsbawm reflects upon the theory, practice and development of history and its relevance to the modern world. These wide-ranging papers reflect Professor Hobsbawm's lifelong concern...
Dividing the century into the Age of Catastrophe, 1914â1950, the Golden Age, 1950â1973, and the Landslide, 1973â1991, Hobsbawm marshals a vast array of data into a volume of unparalleled inclusiveness,...
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...
Erica Hobsbawm discusses the evolution of European economics, politics, arts, sciences, and cultural life from the height of the industrial revolution to the First World War. Â Hobsbawm combines vast erudition with a graceful prose style to...