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What are Hobsbawm's thesis and arguments in the book "Age of Empire?"
I am writing a comparative book review on "Age of Empire" and Philipp Blom's "The Vertigo Years." I do not understand Hobsawm's argument and therefore am having trouble with the assignment...
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Here's my understanding of Hobsbawm:
First, it's important to understand that he is Marxist and will see things from that point of view. With that in mind:
He is trying to...
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