Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm,CH,FBA,FRSL (/ˈhɒbz.bɔːm/; 9 June 1917 – 1 October 2012) was aBritishMarxist historian. He worked on the rise ofindustrial capitalism,socialism, andnationalism. His best-known works include his trilogy about what he called the "long 19th century" (The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789–1848,The Age of Capital: 1848–1875 andThe Age of Empire: 1875–1914),The Age of Extremes.
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- Eric Hobsbawm pageArchived 2012-09-25 at theWayback Machine at David Higham.
- Profile in theLondon Review of Books
- Maya Jaggi,"A question of faith",The Guardian, 14 September 2002.
- Richard W. Slatta,"Eric J. Hobsbawm’s Social Bandit: A Critique and Revision"Archived 2010-07-13 at theWayback Machine,A Contracorriente, 2004.
- http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=7315Archived 2004-03-02 at theWayback Machine
- Interview with Eric Hobsbawm and Donald Sassoon: European Identity and Diversity in DialogueArchived 2010-07-01 at theWayback Machine,Barcelona Metropolis, Spring 2008.
- Eric Hobsbawm interviewed by Alan MacfarlaneArchived 2020-05-11 at theWayback Machine, 13 September 2009 (film).
- Where have the rebels gone? An interview with Eric Hobsbawm (video),Books & Ideas, 21 January 2010.
- World Distempers: interview with Eric Hobsbawm,New Left Review 61, January–February 2010.
- Brief bio and links to articles, Spartacus Educational
- "Professor Eric Hobsbawm" onDesert Island Discs, 10 March 1995.
- Remembering Eric Hobsbawm, Historian for Social Justice.Eric Foner forThe Nation. 1 October 2012.
