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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.
- British
- King's College, Cambridge
- Historian
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...
Oct 1, 2012 · Mon 1 Oct 2012 05.59 EDT. Had Eric Hobsbawm died 25 years ago, the obituaries would have described him as Britain's most distinguished Marxist historian and would have left it more or less...
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.
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 · A tribute to the inimitable, polymathic modern historian Eric Hobsbawm, who died in 2012. The article covers his achievements as a Marxist historian, from his trilogy on the long 19th century to his analysis of the rise and fall of the West, and his engagement with the spirit of the times.
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A tribute to the life and work of Eric Hobsbawm, one of the world's leading historians and a leading figure of the left-wing movement. The obituary pays tribute to his insights, achievements and legacy in economic, social and cultural history, as well as his principled and clear-sighted historical vision.
