The Age of Empire

1875-1914

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The Age of Empire

By: Eric Hobsbawm

Narrated by: Hugh Kermode

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The splendid finale to Eric Hobsbawm's study of the 19th century, The Age of Empire covers the area of Western Imperialism and examines the forces that swept the world to the outbreak of World War One - and shaped modern society.

19th Century

20th Century

Europe

Modern

World

Imperialism

Socialism

Capitalism

Latin America

War

Soviet Union

Middle Ages

Liberalism

Africa

Self-Determination

Social justice

Russia

Taxation

Middle East

China

Economic Inequality

Interwar Period

Most relevant

excellent history of the arts, sciences and class struggle leading to the capitalist created devastation of WW1

WW1 was baked into capitalist expansion

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