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The Age of Extremes: A History of the World 1914-1991

by Eric Hobsbawm · 1994

Modern History series

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Dividing the century into the Age of Catastrophe, 1914-1950, the Golden Age, 1950-1973, and the Landslide, 1973-1991, Hobsbawm marshals a vast array of data into a volume of unparalleled inclusiveness, vibrancy, and insight, a work that ranks with his classics The Age of Empire and The Age of Revolution. Includes 32 pages of photos.

Subject
historypoliticseconomicssciencephilosophy
Genre
war and militaryhistorical fictionWorld War IWorld War II
Themes
historypolitics
Setting
20th centuryWorld War IIWorld War IEuropeRussia
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 672 pages
Form
essays

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