The Age Of Empire: 1875–1914
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In a sweeping panorama of the decades between 1875 and 1914, Eric Hobsbawm chronicles the dramatic rise and ultimate fragility of the great European empires — an era of unprecedented economic expansion, technological transformation, and catastrophic political hubris. The Age of Empire captures a world intoxicated by progress and power, where industrialised nations carved up continents, reshaped global trade, and sowed the seeds of the catastrophe that would follow in 1914. Hobsbawm, one of the twentieth century's most formidable Marxist historians, presents a penetrating analysis of capitalism, nationalism, and imperialism as interlocking forces that defined the modern world order. His prose carries the authority of a scholar who commands both detail and grand narrative, weaving economics, culture, and politics into a unified and compelling argument. The concluding volume of his celebrated Age of... trilogy, this work leaves the reader with a haunting question: was the collapse of this glittering world inevitable, or merely the tragic consequence of choices freely made?
Author: E.J. Hobsbawm
Format: Hardback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In a sweeping panorama of the decades between 1875 and 1914, Eric Hobsbawm chronicles the dramatic rise and ultimate fragility of the great European empires — an era of unprecedented economic expansion, technological transformation, and catastrophic political hubris. The Age of Empire captures a world intoxicated by progress and power, where industrialised nations carved up continents, reshaped global trade, and sowed the seeds of the catastrophe that would follow in 1914. Hobsbawm, one of the twentieth century's most formidable Marxist historians, presents a penetrating analysis of capitalism, nationalism, and imperialism as interlocking forces that defined the modern world order. His prose carries the authority of a scholar who commands both detail and grand narrative, weaving economics, culture, and politics into a unified and compelling argument. The concluding volume of his celebrated Age of... trilogy, this work leaves the reader with a haunting question: was the collapse of this glittering world inevitable, or merely the tragic consequence of choices freely made?