THE AGE OF EXTREMES is eminent historian Eric Hobsbawm's personal vision of the twentieth century. Remarkable in its scope, and breathtaking in its depth of knowledge, this immensely rewarding book reviews the uniquely destructive and creative nature of the troubled twentieth century and makes challenging predicitions for the future.

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 The Age of Empire and The Age of Revolution. Includes 32 pages of photos.

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 The Age of Empire and The Age of Revolution. Includes 32 pages of photos.

A master historian's account of the middle-class world of our grandparents and how its sudden collapse in World War I laid the basis for the catastrophes of the 20th century. 54 photos, maps, charts.

The splendid finale to Eric Hobsbawm's study of the nineteenth century, 'The Age of Empire' covers the era of Western imperialism and examines the forces that swept the world to the outbreak of World War I - and shaped modern society.

A master historian's account of the middle-class world of our grandparents and how its sudden collapse in World War I laid the basis for the catastrophes of the 20th century. 54 photos, maps, charts.

The splendid finale to Eric Hobsbawm's study of the nineteenth century, 'The Age of Empire' covers the era of Western imperialism and examines the forces that swept the world to the outbreak of World War I - and shaped modern society.

《极端的年代：1914～1991》内容简介： 《极端的年代：1914～1991》是《霍布斯鲍姆年代四部曲》的第4部。 20世纪，为人类带来所能想象的最大希望，但同时也摧毁了我们所有的理想。 霍布斯鲍姆以专业史家的精辟洞见和积极参与者的热情关怀，回顾了这个我们所由来的世纪：两次世界大战及无数局部战争给人类带来的苦难，持续40年的“冷战”造成的不安，科技进步的利和弊，社会文化变革的长与短，资本主义发展的荣与衰，社会主义进程的得与失，民族独立与民主运动的起和伏，跨入21世纪前景的明和暗，还有对20世纪在人类历史长河中的地位和意义的评估等等。 这是一部短促的20世纪史、一位伟大历史学家走过的一生，一个你我都曾或长或短、或深或浅地生活于其中的世界的故事。 -----------------------------------------------------...(展开全部)

《极端的年代：1914～1991》是《霍布斯鲍姆年代四部曲》的第4部。

《极端的年代》是本世纪最伟大的历史学家之一霍布斯鲍姆的新著。该书于1994年推出，两年间便再版12次，并被译成多种文字。 作者以其专业史家的精辟洞见，深入考察了本世纪从1914－1991年的历史：两次世界大战及无数局部战争给人类带来的苦难，40年“冷战”造成的不安，科技进步的利和弊，社会文化变革的长与短，资本主义发展的荣与衰，社会主义进程的得与失……