His interesting times are also extraordinary observer a remarkable book independent on sunday our greatest living historian not only britains, but the worlds spectator. Robert heilbroner, writing about hobsbawm s the age of extremes 19141991 said, i know of no other account that sheds as much light on what is now behind us. In many ways the memoirs of a great observer can prove to be more interesting than a great actor or mover of events. Interesting times isbn 9780375422348 pdf epub eric hobsbawm. Firstly, he is not of that class of individual who have actions on a wider public stage to defend or record p. A twentiethcentury life new ed by hobsbawm, eric isbn. Eric hobsbawm has been widely acclaimed as one of the greatest living historians. Interesting times eric hobsbawm haftad 97803491531. Robert heilbroner, writing about hobsbawms the age of extremes 19141991 said, i know of no other account that sheds as much light on what is now behind us, and thereby casts so much illumination on our possible futures. Skeptical, endlessly curious, and almost contemporary with the terrible short. Interesting times by eric hobsbawm 97803491531 dymocks. Taking an almost godlike view on the immense historical events that constituted this great historians life, eric hobsbawm takes us on the long journey through his encounter with the twentieth century. This is far from the postwar western dream of freemarket nationstates. Download pdf eric hobsbawm a life in history free online.
A twentieth century life by eric hobsbawm 464pp, allen lane. Oct 01, 2012 eric hobsbawm, who was born the same year as the russian revolution, and driven to britain from central europe by nazism, died on october 1st, aged. Eric hobsbawm a life in history download eric hobsbawm a life in history ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Interesting times ebook by eric hobsbawm rakuten kobo. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Carr famously advised the student of history to study the historian. May 09, 2019 eric hobsbawm was a historian and a communist. He has personally witnessed some of the critical events of our century from hitlers rise to power in berlin to the fall of the berlin wall.
His interesting times are also extraordinary observer a remarkable book independent on sunday our greatest living historian not only britains, but the worlds spectator read more. Skeptical, endlessly curious, and almost contemporary with the terrible short century which is the subject of age of extremes, his most widely read book, hobsbawm has, for eightyfive years, been committed to understanding the interesting times through which he has lived. In march 1950 there was a public debate in new york city, moderated by the. His interesting times are also extraordinary observer this is the work of a great historian at the height of his powers. Anyone who has been a lifelong communist has a great deal to answer for. He writes less about himself than about how he, an indefatigable curious observer hence the title of the book more so than participant, has experienced the turbulent times he has lived through, that means most of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century in vienna. A twentiethcentury life, is a vast treasure house of memories and provides a look into the past and the events that have shaped the world of. Interesting times isbn 9780375422348 pdf epub eric. To live in interesting times has often been used as a damning curse, and in eric hobsbawms autobiography, interesting times. A twentiethcentury life, is a vast treasure house of memories and provides a look into the past and the events that have shaped the world of today.
The book takes us from his birth in alexandria, egypt, and early schooling in weimar berlin to his. His interesting times are also extraordinary observer. Click download or read online button to eric hobsbawm a life in history book pdf for free now. Eric hobsbawm, the communist who explained history the. A twentiethcentury life is the longest and on the whole the most interesting of the four autobiographies. Born in 1917, the year of the russian revolution, the eightyfive years of eric hobsbawm s life are backdropped by an endless litany of wars. Called a lyrical, pungent, and provocative memoir by publishers weekly, interesting times offers a personal tour through what hobsbawm terms the most extraordinary and terrible century in human history. Born in 1917, hobsbawm grew up in vienna as a child of the polyglot, multinational jewish middle class. Harold perkin, the making of a social historian london. Eric hobsbawm, the historian who lived through some of the.
Interesting times by eric hobsbawm overdrive rakuten. Autobiography does not come much more sumptuous than this. But if apologia was indeed hobsbawms objective, then he has not succeeded. Skeptical, endlessly curious, and almost contemporary with the. This is the work of a great historian at the height of his powers. Read interesting times a twentiethcentury life by eric hobsbawm available from rakuten kobo. Hobsbawm has kept his eyes and ears open for eightyfive years, and has been constantly committed to understanding the interesting times as the chinese curse puts it through which he has lived. I hear the news that hobsbawm has died at the venerable age of 95.
A twentiethcentury life new ed by eric hobsbawm isbn. Hobsbawm has kept his eyes and ears open for eightyfive years, and has been constantly committed to understanding the interesting times as the chinese. Still, the best book, at least to my mind, remains the memoir interesting times 2002, one of the very fewdare i saygreat life stories of a historian. Skeptical, endlessly curious, and almost contemporary with the terrible short century which is the subject ofage of extremes, his most widely read book, hobsbawm has, for eightyfive years, been committed to understanding the interesting times through which he has lived. One learns from it rather more about the society and politics of the 20th century than about the inner life of eric hobsbawm. Eric hobsbawm writes with elegant, witty precision. Hobsbawm describes in some detail his early life as a british citizen growing up and being educated, first in vienna and then in berlin, recalling hitlers accession to power in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hobsbawms memoir, interesting times, was thin on personal information, especially after his traumatic childhood. In the preface to his autobiography, interesting times, eric hobsbawm makes some quick and selfdeprecatory remarks.
His bestknown works include his trilogy about what he called the long 19th century the age of. A life in history gives us one of the 20th centurys most colorful and intellectually compelling figures. A remarkable book independent on sunday autobiography does not come much more sumptuous than this. The reputation of eric hobsbawm as the leading marxist historian is. Sep 22, 2003 1 he has just published a memoir, interesting times. A twentieth century life hardcover numbered edition, unknown format, international edition. When he died, in 2012, at the age of ninetyfive, nearly all of his books were still in print, his. We live, writes the eminent british historian hobsbawm interesting times. Interesting times is a confused and unattractive work by a confused and unattractive man. Eric hobsbawm has been widely acclaimed as one of the greatest historians of the twentieth century.
Eric hobsbawm, the communist who explained history the new. Born in 1917, the year of the russian revolution, the 85 years of. Oct 06, 2002 interesting times by eric hobsbawm allen lane. The reputation of eric hobsbawm as the leading marxist historian is so formidable that it has become removed.
Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. A twentiethcentury life, that is meant to be read alongside his last big, book, the age of extremes, his history of the short twentieth century. Eric hobsbawm is considered by many to be our greatest living historian. Interesting times is that curious hybrid, an impersonal autobiography.
The book takes us from his birth in alexandria, egypt, and early schooling in. Ideologically a lifelong marxist, his sociopolitical convictions influenced the character of his work. Anthony sampson appreciates eric hobsbawms candour in his impressive autobiography, interesting times. Evans writes in detail about both marriages, various affairs, one of which led to a love child.
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