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The Age of Extremes A History of the World, 1914-1991

Eric Hobsbawm

An incisive overview of the history of the twentieth century reviews the legacy of two world wars, the Depression, the end of colonialism, the Cold War, the collapse of the USSR, and the era's technological and scientific advances. 12,500 first printing.

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The Ezra Klein Show

Sunkara suggested that Hobbscam's (misnamed as Hoppe) fourvolume history series, beginning with The Age of Extremes, provides a solid grounding in modern history.

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Eric Hoppe's The Age of Extremes, but his whole set of four books on modern history, I would highly recommend.

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Sunkara suggested that Hobbscam's (misnamed as Hoppe) fourvolume history series, beginning with The Age of Extremes, provides a solid grounding in modern history.

"

Eric Hoppe's The Age of Extremes, but his whole set of four books on modern history, I would highly recommend.

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