内容简介
ThisoutstandinghistorydescribesandaccountsforBritain'sriseastheworld'sfirstindustrialworldpower,itsdeclinefromthetemporarydominanceofthepioneer,itsratherspecialrelationshipwiththerestoftheworld(notablytheunderdevelopedcountries)andtheeffectsofalltheseonthelifeoftheBritishpeople.
作者简介
EricHobsbawmwasbornin1917.EducatedinVienna,Berlin,LondonandCambridge,hebecameaFellowoftheBritishAcademyandhasbeenshoweredwithacademichonoursfromaroundtheworld.HetaughtuntilretirementatBirkbeckCollege,UniversityofLondon,andsincethenattheNewSchoolforSocialResearchinNewYork.Hismanybookshavebeentranslatedintoseverallanguages.EricHobsbawmwasbornin1917.EducatedinVienna,Berlin,LondonandCambridge,hebecameaFellowoftheBritishAcademyandhasbeenshoweredwithacademichonoursfromaroundtheworld.HetaughtuntilretirementatBirkbeckCollege,UniversityofLondon,andsincethenattheNewSchoolforSocialResearchinNewYork.Hismanybookshavebeentranslatedintoseverallanguages.