On the Edge of the New Century - Brossura

Hobsbawm, E. J.; Polito, Antonio

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ISBN 10: 1565846710 ISBN 13: 9781565846715

Casa editrice: New Pr, 2001

Riassunto

Assesses the impact that a popular global culture has had on every aspect of life, from happiness and social hierarchy to nutrition and the environment.

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Recensione:

"Enthusiastically recommended. Hobsbawm speaks from a base of wisdom that easily draws attention." Library Journal

"Hobsbawm’s elegant analysis brings a century of incredible change into some semblance of frame and focus, even as it prods us to ask why we study the information we call history." Kirkus Reviews

L'autore:

Eric Hobsbawm was born in Alexandria in 1917 and educated in Austria, Germany, and England. He taught at Birkbeck College, the University of London, and the New School for Social Research in New York. He is the author ofThe Age of Revolution, The Age of Capital, The Age of Empire, andThe Age of Extremes, and The New Press has published his books On History,Uncommon People, Industry and Empire, Bandits, On the Edge of the New Century,Revolutionaries, his memoir Interesting Times, On Empire, andFractured Times. Eric Hobsbawm died in 2012.

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• Editore: New Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1565846710
• ISBN 13: 9781565846715
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176