On History by E J Hobsbawm

On History by E J Hobsbawm

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Summary

These 16 specially chosen essays sum up the views of the historian Eric Hobsbawm on history and history-writing. They reveal a passionate belief in the importance of studying history and reflect his life-long concerns, like the importance of social and cultural history alongside political history.

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On History by E J Hobsbawm

The theory and practice of history and its relevance to the modern world, by Britains greatest radical historian.
Eric Hobsbawm was born in Alexandria in 1917 and was educated in Vienna, Berlin, London and Cambridge. A Fellow of the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, with honorary degrees from universities in several countries, he taught until retirement at Birkbeck College, University of London, and since then at the New School for Social Research in New York. All his books have been translated into several languages.
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ISBN 13 9780297819158
ISBN 10 0297819151
Title On History
Author E J Hobsbawm
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1997-06-09
Number of pages 320
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