Modern History Series by Eric J. Hobsbawm

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  • The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 (Modern History #1)
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    The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 (Modern History #1)

    Eric J. Hobsbawm

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1962

    Between 1789 and 1848 the world was transformed by both the French Revolution and also by the Industrial Revolution that originated in Britain. This "Dual Revolution" created the modern world as we know it... more

  • The Age of Empire, 1875–1914 (Modern History #3)
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    The Age of Empire, 1875–1914 (Modern History #3)

    Eric J. Hobsbawm

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 1987

    In this third volume of his four-volume history of the modern world, as it has been produced by the development and expansion of the West, Eric Hobsbawm combines vast erudition with a graceful prose style to re-create the epoch that laid the basis for the twentieth century. “Though written by a professional historian,” Hobsbawm writes of his own work, “[it] is addressed not to other academics, but to all who wish to understand the world and who believe history is important for this purpose... more

  • The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991 (Modern History #4)
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    The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991 (Modern History #4)

    Eric J. Hobsbawm

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1994

    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. Includes 32 pages of photos.

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