Globalisation, Democracy and Terrorism

Resumen del libro

In this collection of illuminating, incisive and thought-provoking essays, Eric Hobsbawm examines every aspect of the issues that have inspired the greatest debate - not only among politicians, academics and commentators but among all of us - in recent years: that is, the effects of globalisation, the plight of democracy and the threat of terrorism. As we are only too aware, all of these have the power to affect our daily lives, from the state of our economies to the fear of murderous bomb attacks in our cities. Hobsbawm discusses war and peace in our lifetime, problems of public order, anarchy and terrorism, nationalism and the changing nature of the nation-state, and the future prospects for democracy, setting out the historical background and the lessons it can offer us. Above all, he turns his piercing gaze to the Middle East and Western imperialism.

Biografía del autor

Eric J. Hobsbawm (1917-2012) está considerado uno de los grandes historiadores del siglo XX. Fue profesor emérito de Historia social y económica del Birkbeck College, en la Universidad de Londres. Entre sus numerosos libros debe destacarse, sobre todo, a serie formada por La era de la revolución, 1789-1848 (1997) La era del capital, 1848-1875 (1998), La era del imperio, 1875-1914 (1998) e Historia del siglo XX (1998). Sus últimas obras fueron Entrevista sobre el siglo XXI (2000), Años interesantes. Una vida en el siglo XX (2003), Guerra y paz en el siglo XXI (2007) y Cómo cambiar el mundo (2011), todas ellas publicadas por Crítica.