Eric Hobsbawm
British academic historian and Marxist historiographer
Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm, CH, FBA, FRSL (/ˈhɒbz.bɔːm/; 9 June 1917 – 1 October 2012) was a British Marxist historian. He worked on the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism, and nationalism. His best-known works include his trilogy about what he called the "long 19th century" (The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789–1848, The Age of Capital: 1848–1875 and The Age of Empire: 1875–1914), The Age of Extremes.
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Born | Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm 9 June 1917 Alexandria, Sultanate of Egypt |
Died | 1 October 2012 (aged 95) London, England |
Occupation | Historian, social theorist and author |
Citizenship | British |
Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge University |
Genre | World history, Western history |
Spouse | Muriel Seaman (1943–1951); Marlene Schwartz |
Children | Joshua Bennathan, Julia and Andy Hobsbawm |
Other websites
Quotations related to Eric Hobsbawm at Wikiquote
- Eric Hobsbawm on IMDb
- Eric Hobsbawm page Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine at David Higham.
- Profile in the London Review of Books
- Maya Jaggi, "A question of faith", The Guardian, 14 September 2002.
- Richard W. Slatta, "Eric J. Hobsbawm’s Social Bandit: A Critique and Revision" Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, A Contracorriente, 2004.
- http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=7315 Archived 2004-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with Eric Hobsbawm and Donald Sassoon: European Identity and Diversity in Dialogue Archived 2010-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, Barcelona Metropolis, Spring 2008.
- Eric Hobsbawm interviewed by Alan Macfarlane, 13 September 2009 (film).
- Where have the rebels gone? An interview with Eric Hobsbawm (video), Books & Ideas, 21 January 2010.
- World Distempers: interview with Eric Hobsbawm, New Left Review 61, January–February 2010.
- Brief bio and links to articles, Spartacus Educational
- "Professor Eric Hobsbawm" on Desert Island Discs, 10 March 1995.
- Remembering Eric Hobsbawm, Historian for Social Justice. Eric Foner for The Nation. 1 October 2012.
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