Publication

1999-09-01 - New Press

Language

English

Word Count

96,000 words, Guess

Page Count

384 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveuncommonpeople00eric
  • ISBN-101565845595
  • ISBN-139781565845596
  • Goodreads438213
  • Better World Books9781565845596
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Description

This engaging collection features twenty-six Hobsbawm essays covering the history of working men and women between the late eighteenth century and today, bringing back into print Hobsbawm's pioneering studies in labor history along with more recent, previously unpublished pieces. Uncommon People shows the range of Hobsbawm's work, on such subjects as the formation of the British working class, revolution and sex, and socialism and the avant garde. From essays on Mario Puzo and the mafia, to the Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano and the cultural consequences of Christopher Columbus, Hobsbawm's passionate concern for the lives and struggles of ordinary men and women shines through.

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  • Uncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion, and JazzPaperbackNew Press1999-09-01
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