* Classic essays on revolutionaries from Karl Marx to Che Guevara that could be key to a deeper understanding of today's current affairs
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- Classic essays on revolutionaries from Karl Marx to Che Guevara that could be key to a deeper understanding of today's current affairs
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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.Critic Reviews
“This is an unusually rewarding book; almost every item bears witness to Professor Hobsbawm's sharp intelligence and felicitous style”
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
- TLSThis is an extraordinarily clear-sighted and accessible work of hindsight. - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYAbout the Author
Eric Hobsbawm was born in Alexandria in 1917 and educated in Vienna, Berlin, London and Cambridge. A Fellow of the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, with honorary degrees from universities in several countries, he is the highly respected and prolific author of many important history books.
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