The Age of Hobsbawm

The Life of a Revolutionary Historian
Eric Hobsbawm was one of the most influential historians of the twentieth century, as well as a globetrotting journalist embedded in activist circles from India to South America. Delving into both well-known and less-celebrated works, The Age of Hobsbawm is the first substantial interpretation of the revolutionary thinkers entire body of writing.

An intellectual biography of Eric Hobsbawm, one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century.

Eric Hobsbawm (19172012) was one of the foremost European intellectuals of the twentieth century. He published hundreds of articles on modern history and culture, and his books became canonical works and bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. His crystal-clear writing, vast erudition, and ability to make his Marxist analysis digestible to a wide audience brought him worldwide renown.

Yet Hobsbawm was no academic he