The Age of Empire 1875-1914,9780679721758

The Age of Empire 1875-1914

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780679721758
ISBN10: 0679721754
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1989-04-23
Publisher(s): Vintage
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Summary

Discusses the evolution of European economics, politics, arts, sciences, and cultural life from the height of the industrial revolution to the First World War.

Author Biography

Born in 1917, Eric Hobsbawm was educated in Austria, Germany, and England.  He was Emeritus Professor of history at Birbeck College, University of London, and Emeritus Universtiy Professor of politics and socity at the New School for Social Research.  He is the author of more than fourteen books, including The Age of Capital, The Age of Revolution, The Age of Extremes, and The Jazz Scene. He died in 2012.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
ix
Preface xiii
Overture 1(12)
The Centenarian Revolution
13(21)
An Economy Changes Gear
34(22)
The Age of Empire
56(28)
The Politics of Democracy
84(28)
Workers of the World
112(30)
Waving Flags: Nations and Nationalism
142(23)
Who's Who or the Uncertainties of the Bourgeoisie
165(27)
The New Woman
192(27)
The Arts Transformed
219(24)
Certainties Undermined: The Sciences
243(19)
Reason and Society
262(14)
Towards Revolution
276(26)
From Peace to War
302(26)
Epilogue 328(13)
Tables 341(12)
Maps 353(8)
Notes 361(18)
Further Reading 379(12)
Index 391

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