The age of extremes : the short twentieth century, 1914-91 /

Hobsbawm, E. J. 1917-

The age of extremes : the short twentieth century, 1914-91 / E.J. Hobsbawm. - London : Abacus, 1995. - xii,627p. ; 20cm.

First published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph, 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The age of total war -- The world revolution -- Into the economic abyss -- The fall of liberalism -- Against the common enemy -- The arts 1914-45 -- Cold war -- The golden years -- The social revolution 1945-1990 -- Cultural revolution -- The third world -- 'Real socialism' -- The crisis decades -- Third world and revolution -- End of socialism -- The avant-garde dies - The arts after 1950 -- Sorcerers and apprentices - the natural sciences -- Towards the millennium

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Twentieth century.
History, Modern--20th century.