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The Age of Revolution: Europe: 1789–1848 is a book by Eric Hobsbawm, first published in 1962. It is the first in a trilogy of books about "the long 19th century" (coined by Hobsbawm), followed by The Age of Capital: 1848–1875, and The Age of Empire: 1875–1914.
- Eric Hobsbawm
- 1962
Aug 2, 2022 · Hobsbawn traces the transformation brought about in every sphere of European life by the Dual Revolution - the 1789 French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution that originated in Britain. Includes bibliography (p. 385-392) and index.
we regard the American Revolution of 1776 as an eruption of equal significance to the Anglo-French ones, or merely as their most important immediate precursor and stimulator; whether or not we attach funda
His best-known works include his tetralogy about what he called the "long 19th century" ( The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789–1848, The Age of Capital: 1848–1875 and The Age of Empire: 1875–1914) and the "short 20th century" ( The Age of Extremes ), and an edited volume that introduced the influential idea of "invented traditions".
The Age of Revolution, 1789–1848. Eric J. Hobsbawm. 4.21. 7,312 ratings456 reviews. This magisterial volume follows the death of ancient traditions, the triumph of new classes, and the emergence of new technologies, sciences, and ideologies, with vast intellectual daring and aphoristic elegance.
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The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848. by Eric Hobsbawm. Recommendations from our site. “Hobsbawm, saw the revolution beginning in France, but then extended over the whole of Europe, becoming really revolutionary when a new actor entered the scene, the working class.
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AGE OF REVOLUTION: EUROPE, 1789-1848. by. Eric Hobsbawm. Publication date. 1962-01-01. Publisher. WEIDENFELD. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
