Revolutionaries
By (Author) Eric Hobsbawm
Little, Brown Book Group
Abacus
7th June 2007
5th April 2007
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Social and cultural history
322.420904
Paperback
368
Width 127mm, Height 196mm, Spine 24mm
248g
Updated edition with new cover.
Classic essays on revolutionaries from Karl Marx to Che Guevara that could be key to a deeper understanding of today's current affairsRecent years have seen a remarkable growth of interest in revolution and social upheaval, Marxism and other ideologies of the left, and the movements inspired by them. As a Marxist of long standing Professor E. J. Hobsbawm, one of the most distinguished historians of our day, has been much involved in the discussion of these topics. In this volume he has collected a series of essays and lectures written over the last decade.**'This is a highly readable, lucid and well-written book from which any student of contemporary revolutions can derive a great deal of profit' NEW STATESMAN **'This is an unusually rewarding book; almost every item bears witness to Professor Hobsbawm's sharp intelligence and felicitous style' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
Eric Hobsbawm was born in Alexandria in 1917 and educated in Vienna, Berlin, London and Cambridge. A distinguished historian, he is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, with honorary degrees from universities in several countries.