{"product_id":"the-age-of-extremes","title":"The Age of Extremes","description":"Dividing the century into the Age of Catastrophe, 1914-1950, the Golden Age, 1950-1973, and the Landslide, 1973-1991, Hobsbawm marshals a vast array of data into a volume of unparalleled inclusiveness, vibrancy, and insight, a work that ranks with his classics \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the short century between 1914 and 1991, the world has been convulsed by two global wars that swept away millions of lives and entire systems of government. Communism became a messianic faith and then collapsed ignominiously. Peasants became city dwellers, housewives became workers--and, increasingly leaders. Populations became literate even as new technologies threatened to make print obsolete. And the driving forces of history swung from Europe to its former colonies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes 32 pages of photos.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48841277735117,"sku":"9780679730057","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_486fa457-4930-4587-988d-7651c0c21da4.jpg?v=1792025830","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-age-of-extremes","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}