Eric Hobsbawm

[Justin Schwartz]

Hobsbawm is one of the great historians of the 19th century, a British CPer 
of the old school. He used to teach at London, but he's now at the New 
School. He has lately moved to the right to a position  pretty congruent 
with mine, as far as I can tell; still socialist, but democratic and 
pressimistic. His three volume series Age of Revolution, Age of Industry, 
and Age of Empire, are prrtty much the standard history of the "long 19th 
century." He is also a fine labor and economic historian, an expert on 
banditry, and a first rate scholar of jazz. His prose is luminent. I just 
reread The Age of Extremes, and although I had my quibbles, I am in awe. He 
must be in his late 80s; I hope he lives forever. --jks


>From: "John K. Taber" <jktaber at dhc.net>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>To: "'lbo_talk'" <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
>Subject: Eric Hobsbawm
>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 20:52:14 -0600
>
>Since Hobsbawm has been mentioned respectfully several times
>on the mailing list, I undertook reading The Age of Extremes.
>I would like to know more about Hobsbawm. Can somebody on
>the list sketch his bio for me?
>
>I read Brad DeLong's criticism on his web page. Any other
>comments?
>
>--
>John K. Taber

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