
The Age of Revolution
1789-1848
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Narrated by:
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Hugh Kermode
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By:
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Eric Hobsbawm
About this listen
Eric Hobsbawm traces with brilliant anlytical clarity the transformation brought about in every sphere of European life by the Dual revolution - the 1789 French revolution and the Industrial Revolution that originated in Britain.
This enthralling and original account highlights the significant 60 years when industrial capitalism established itself in Western Europe and when Europe established the domination over the rest of the world it was to hold for half a century.
©1962 Eric Hobsbawm (P)2019 Hachette Audio UKHowever there is one noticeable issue with the book, and that is his messiah like veneration for the intellectual contributions of Karl Marx. Some bias was always to be expected and one certainly cant discuss the 19th century without examining the impact of socialist theory. And yet, Hobsbawms veneration of Marx reaches a point where one could only assume Marx was the single greatest intellectual mind of the 1800's, a man who's work could be seen as the closest representation of truth that has been conceived. Even for someone with a healthy scepticism of capitalism's many (many) failings, this comes off too much like hero worship to feel like a credible assessment of Marx's teachings.
Still, is this enough to detract from the overall experience? Not quite, this book is too insightful for too much of its overall content not to recommended. Just be prepared to chuckle and roll your eyes every time he brings up his proletarian man crush
Extreamly solid yet with strange idiosyncrasies
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The audiobook is well read and very listenable. There are several short quotations and phrases in foreign languages which are pronounced very well.
All in all I think this is a very good production of a very enjoyable history.
A classic must read
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great material history from below
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'the British banned suttee, the burning of windows'
It's a shame if actors don't master the material.
Excellent material, poor performance.
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