Globalisation, Democracy and Terrorism Handbook - Hobsbawm, Eric J.
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In this collection of illuminating, incisive and thought-provoking essays, Eric Hobsbawm examines every aspect of the issues that have inspired the greatest debate ? not only among politicians, academics and commentators but among all of us ? in recent years: that is, the effects of globalisation, the plight of democracy and the threat of terrorism. As we are only too aware, all of these have the power to affect our daily lives, from the state of our economies to the fear of murderous bomb attacks in our cities. Hobsbawm discusses war and peace in our lifetime, problems of public order,…mehr

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In this collection of illuminating, incisive and thought-provoking essays, Eric Hobsbawm examines every aspect of the issues that have inspired the greatest debate ? not only among politicians, academics and commentators but among all of us ? in recent years: that is, the effects of globalisation, the plight of democracy and the threat of terrorism. As we are only too aware, all of these have the power to affect our daily lives, from the state of our economies to the fear of murderous bomb attacks in our cities. Hobsbawm discusses war and peace in our lifetime, problems of public order, anarchy and terrorism, nationalism and the changing nature of the nation-state, and the future prospects for democracy, setting out the historical background and the lessons it can offer us. Above all, he turns his piercing gaze to the Middle East and Western imperialism. Engaging, erudite and demonstrating his characteristically firm grasp of the facts and statistics, Hobsbawm's essays are indispensable to our understanding of the world we live in.
Autorenporträt
Geboren am 9. Juni 1917 in Alexandria, Ägypten. Schulzeit in Wien (bis 1931), Berlin (1931-33) und London (1933-36). Nach dem Studium an der University of Cambridge, King's College (1936-39; 1951 Dr. phil.) und dem Militärdienst in der britischen Armee (1940-46) begann Hobsbawm seine Lehrtätigkeit am Birkbeck College, University of London 1947-71). Von 1971 bis zur Emeritierung 1982 hatte er eine Professur für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte an der University of London inne.
1950-55 Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Verschiedene Gastprofessuren. Ab 1984 Lehrstuhl für Politik und Gesellschaft an der New School for Social Research, New York.
Eric J. Hobsbawm, verheiratet mit Marlene, geb. Schwarz, lebte bis zu seinem Tod im Oktober 2012 in London.