{"product_id":"on-history-9781565844681","title":"On History","description":"Few historians have done more to change the way we see the history of modern times than Eric Hobsbawm. From his early books on the Industrial Revolution and European empires, to his magisterial 1995 study of the \"short twentieth century,\" \u003cem\u003eAge of Extremes\u003c\/em\u003e, Hobsbawm has become known as one of the finest practitioners of his craft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn History\u003c\/em\u003e brings together his brilliant and challenging reflections on the uses, and abuses, of history. Ranging from considerations of \"history from below\" and the \"progress\" of history to recent debate on the relevance of studying history and the responsibility of the historian, \u003cem\u003eOn History\u003c\/em\u003e reflects Hobsbawm's lifelong concern with the relations between past, present, and future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric Hobsbawm\u003c\/strong\u003e (1917-2012) was born in Egypt in 1917 and educated in Austria, Germany, and England. He taught at Birkbeck College, the University of London, and the New School for Social Research in New York. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Capital\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Extremes\u003c\/em\u003e as well as \u003cem\u003eOn History\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUncommon People\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIndustry and Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBandits\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOn the Edge of the New Century\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRevolutionaries\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOn Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFractured Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and his memoir \u003cem\u003eInteresting Times\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356688683282,"sku":"9781565844681","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ef4202b6-c518-423a-a904-22c8159170a3.jpg?v=1728312507","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-history-9781565844681","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}