Age of Extremes

Eric Hobsbawm

ISBN 10: 0394585755 / ISBN 13: 9780394585758

Edité par Pantheon, 1994

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history of the World 1914-1991. No markings. Dust jacket has light soiling to front and a couple of very small edge tears. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

N° de réf. du vendeur 015109

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Age of Extremes
• Éditeur: Pantheon
• Date de parution: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0394585755
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780394585758
• Reliure: Hard Cover
• Édition: First American Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Good

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Synopsis

An incisive overview of the history of the twentieth century reviews the legacy of two world wars, the Depression, the end of colonialism, the Cold War, the collapse of the USSR, and the era's technological and scientific advances. 12,500 first printing.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.