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... epic series, E. J. Hobsbawm's "Age of" series (The Age of Revolution, The Age of Capital , The Age of Empire, and The Age of Extremes), and Martin Gilbert's trilogy, A History of the Twentieth Century. Both are exceptional.
Are there any series which you believe others would ... Hi. My name's James and I'm going to start my 50 book challenge on the 1st Nov 2007 with:
Finished:
1. The Age of Extremes by E. J. Hobsbawm (614 pages) - Nov 27
2. The Templars by Piers Paul Read (323 pages) - Dec 04
3. Crusades by Christopher Tyreman - Dec 05
4. The Book ... Hobsbawm's The age of extremes drove me nuts. Although of course it was for a class a professor a Marxist loved him. Five minutes with a search engine amused me to know end. Seems to be a problem with the link but you can search for a phrase if you want to check. From The Times Literary Sup ... ... concentrates more on the military aspects, but he's also a better writer. The Hobsbawm suggestion surpised me. I found his Age of Extremes to be impenetrable - maybe I shouyd try it again. ... by Frederick Douglass
Excellent brief on the evils of slavery. Hits all the beats in a very short space.
The Age of Extremes by Eric Hobsbawm
More historical memoir than history, still an excellent synthesis of recent developments.
The age of empire, 1875-1914 by Er ... ... of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Excellent brief on the evils of slavery. Hits all the beats in a very short space.
The Age of Extremes by Eric Hobsbawm
More historical memoir than history, still an excellent synthesis of recent developments.
Black skin, white masks by Frantz Fanon
... ... multi volume history of the "Long 19th century" Age of Revolution, Age of Capital, Age of Empire and the postscript Age of Extremes. I'll count these as "one" even though that is a stretch;)
2. Global Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century I need to figure out how ... One possibility would be Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Extremes: a history of the world 1914-1991. It's not just about the war, but would give the lead up to and fallout from the war as well, and it looks at it from a global perspective (for example, US focused histories will be less concerned ...
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