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Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm CH FRSL FBA (/ ˈ h ɒ b z. b ɔː m /; 9 June 1917 – 1 October 2012) was a British historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism and nationalism.
May 9, 2019 · Hobsbawm, perhaps the world’s most renowned historian, saw his political hopes crumble. He used that defeat to tell the story of our age. By Corey Robin. May 9, 2019. Across two centuries of the...
A tribute to the late historian Eric Hobsbawm, who taught and researched at Birkbeck for many years. The obituary highlights his contributions to the history of Europe in the twentieth century, his interest in economic history, and his principled and clear-sighted vision.
Oct 2, 2012 · Eric J. Hobsbawm, whose three-volume economic history of the rise of industrial capitalism established him as Britain’s pre-eminent Marxist historian, died on Monday in London. He was 95.
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Feb 1, 2019 · Eric Hobsbawm was an international phenomenon of his time. A leading proponent of the new “social history”, he also upended the modern historical century with his proposal for the “long 19th ...
Nov 1, 2012 · Eric Hobsbawm was not only an eminent scholar but also a public intellectual, speaking out on issues of the day—opposing the Vietnam War and its "humanitarian" successors, addressing teach-ins and labor-movement events. His death on October 1, 2012, was prominently reported on the main British TV news channels and in the London newspapers.
Learn about the life and work of Eric Hobsbawm, a renowned historian of modern Europe and the world, who was born in Egypt, grew up in Vienna and Berlin, and became a lifelong communist. Explore his childhood, education, political activism, academic career, and passion for jazz.
