by Prof Eric Hobsbawm (Author)
These 26 essays range over the history of working men and women between the late18th century and the present day. They include Hobsbawm's pioneering studies in labour history and social protest - the formation of the British workin class, labour custom and traditions, the political radicalism of 19th century shoemakers, male and female images in revolutionary movements, the machine-breakers, revolution and sex, peasants and politics, the rules of violence, the common-sense of Tom Paine. There are more recent reflections: on the May Day holiday; the Vietnam War; socialism and the avantgarde; Mario Puzo, the Mafia and the Sicilian bandit Salvatore Guiliano; and the cultural consequences of Christopher Columbus. There are tributes to some of jazz's legendary figures - Count Basie, SidneyBechet and Dike Ellington - anf the tragic blues-singer Billie Holiday.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: W&N
Published: 12 Jun 1998
ISBN 10: 029781916X
ISBN 13: 9780297819165
Book Overview: Author's other titles inc. The Age of Revolution , The Age of Capital , The Age of Empire , Age of Extremes , On History