{"product_id":"the-age-of-extremes-a-history-of-the-world-1914-1991-9780679730057","title":"The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991","description":"Dividing the century into the Age of Catastrophe, 1914-1950, the Golden Age, 1950-1973, and the Landslide, 1973-1991, Hobsbawm marshals a vast array of data into a volume of unparalleled inclusiveness, vibrancy, and insight, a work that ranks with his classics \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the short century between 1914 and 1991, the world has been convulsed by two global wars that swept away millions of lives and entire systems of government. Communism became a messianic faith and then collapsed ignominiously. Peasants became city dwellers, housewives became workers--and, increasingly leaders. Populations became literate even as new technologies threatened to make print obsolete. And the driving forces of history swung from Europe to its former colonies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes 32 pages of photos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Hobsbawm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e History of the Modern World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.38w x 1.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679730057","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709235040393,"sku":"9780679730057","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a5b386be-71f1-4f2c-835b-55d018dea90d.jpg?v=1719512663","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-age-of-extremes-a-history-of-the-world-1914-1991-9780679730057","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}