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The Age of Extremes
- 1914-1991
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 25 hrs and 39 mins
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The Age of Extremes is eminent historian Eric Hobsbawm's personal vision of the 20th century. Remarkable in its scope, and breathtaking in its depth of knowledge, this immensely rewarding book reviews the uniquely destructive and creative nature of the troubled 20th century and makes challenging predicitions for the future.
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- Sister Clodagh
- 25-01-21
Masterful!
A truly masterful, all-encompassing narrative done justice to by Hugh Kermode's riveting narration!
Very much looking forward to listening to the preceding volumes!🙏😊
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- Anonymous User
- 20-02-23
Excellent but
Excellent book, bad audiobook. The performance was exceptional, but I believe this book is not properly consumed as an audiobook. In my opinion, it is best enjoyed in its physical form, while taking notes and reflecting upon what is presented.
Still, the analysis of the "short twentieth century" is very detailed and nuanced. I believe that anyone who wants to properly understand the complicated history of the twentieth century has to read this book.
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- Leon74
- 31-12-22
Brilliant classic
Wonderful analysis even if you’re not a Marxist. The style and argument is so you can disagree in a sensible way!
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- Thomas Jeffrey
- 02-08-20
The Best 20th Century Summary
Hobsbawm manages to pull apart and lay out every important event, idea or organisation from the 20th century in an easily digestible way. The nuance in his critique of political movements and organisations is also surprisingly refreshing. Deviating from a lot of other historians who treated post WW2 politics as "the end of ideology", Hobsbawm perfectly summarises the rise and fall of various political beliefs and ideologies during this period, laying out summary of neoliberalism in the later chapters which was extremely ahead of its time. His nuance in examination of left wing politics is also some of the best in almost any history book I've read. This is a read which has changed how I view the world and the forces that shape it, and given me a much greater understanding of how those forces interact. Kermodes performance is a great mix of sensible and slow-paced, perfect for soaking in stories and information while multi-tasking.
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- Asena Koksal
- 11-09-20
Horribly boring
Writing is unbearably tedious and uninteresting. Narrator is fine but since he’s reading such a boring book, there isn’t much he can do to save it.
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