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Eric Hobsbawm
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SueMaid | Report | 8 Oct 2012 23:20 |
I've just read that this gentleman has recently died. He had extremely Marxist views - a very interesting man by all accounts. |
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JustJohn | Report | 9 Oct 2012 00:47 |
From Wiki |
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SueMaid | Report | 9 Oct 2012 01:01 |
Perhaps a man after your own heart, John. |
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Julia | Report | 9 Oct 2012 08:13 |
I have read many of Eric Hobsbawn's publications, and have three of them in my bookcase now. |
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SueMaid | Report | 9 Oct 2012 08:35 |
I don't know a great deal about him but I believe he was a very influential person. I would be interested in finding out more about him and his passion for history and politics, Julia. Perhaps you could tell me the titles of some of his publications. |
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Julia | Report | 9 Oct 2012 08:43 |
Morning SueMaid. They are the ones as mentioned in the post above by John. |
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JustJohn | Report | 9 Oct 2012 09:15 |
SueMaid When I studied politics over 40 years ago the 3 set works were "The Communist Manifesto". John Stuart Mill. and Burke. |
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SueMaid | Report | 9 Oct 2012 09:34 |
Really John? I'm really surprised you haven't heard of him. I will hunt out his book "Industry and Empire". |
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SueMaid | Report | 9 Oct 2012 09:40 |
You would find Thomas Paine of interest too I should imagine - a true political revolutionary. Very interesting views although I may not agree with them. |
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JustJohn | Report | 9 Oct 2012 10:51 |
Sue Never been into communism at all, I'm afraid. Never seen anywhere it works in practice. |
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SueMaid | Report | 9 Oct 2012 10:57 |
I was having a conversation with a friend who mentioned Hobsbawm and I'd heard of him even here in the Colonies. I didn't know he had died at the beginning of this month. |
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JustJohn | Report | 9 Oct 2012 11:17 |
I think you have said you have no qualifications and are self educated (probably wrong there). But you obviously have a considerable amount of wide knowledge (and wonderful too :-D) |
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SueMaid | Report | 9 Oct 2012 11:53 |
No I didn't say that except in jest on my "wonderful" thread. I do have qualifications and I am not self educated other than what I've learned by reading and listening. It's highly unlikely I would study at Birkbeck when we have good universities and adult education schemes here in Australia. |
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Julia | Report | 9 Oct 2012 12:17 |
SueMaid, I did not buy Hobsbawn because he was recommended reading for my course, more that he was often quoted in the books I was reading. So, when I saw them on offer as a set, I bought them for myself, and very interesting reading they made. |
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